Rufus Jones for President

Rufus Jones for President (1933)

A fantasy satire on politics in which a little boy dreams that he becomes President of the U.S. and his 'mammy' is Vice President. The film spotlights two now legendary performers much earlier in their careers: Ethel Waters and Sammy Davis Jr. In his first screen appearance, around the age of seven, pint-sized Davis sings, dances and clowns. Nicknamed 'the beanpole' slim and slinky Waters looks far different from the heavier figure she displayed in Pinky (1949) and Member of the Wedding (1953). Statuesque in a long glamorous white gown, she sings her big hit "Am I Blue." Davis, in turn sings "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You." (Separate Cinema)

Rufus Jones for President

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Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
as Mother of Rufus
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Rufus Jones
Hamtree Harrington
Hamtree Harrington
as
Dusty Fletcher
Dusty Fletcher
as
Edgar Connor
Edgar Connor
as
Russell Wooding
Russell Wooding
as
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Roy Mack
Roy Mack
Director
A. Dorian Otvos
A. Dorian Otvos
Story
Cliff Hess
Cliff Hess
Music
Cyrus Wood
Cyrus Wood
Story
Edwin B. DuPar
Edwin B. DuPar
Director of Photography
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