Minstrel Man
Genres
Overview
Unusually elaborate for a PRC film, Minstrel Man is a lively musical drama built around the talents of veteran vaudevillian Benny Fields. The star is cast as Dixie Boy Johnson, who rises from the ranks of minstrel shows to become a top Broadway attraction. On the opening night of his greatest stage triumph, Dixie Boy's wife dies in childbirth. Profoundly shaken, he walks out of the show, leaving the baby to be raised by his showbiz pals Mae and Lasses White (Gladys George, Roscoe Karns). The kid grows up to be an attractive young woman named Caroline (Judy Clark), who follows in her dad's footsteps by billing herself as-that's right-Dixie Girl Johnson. This leads to a tearful reunion between Caroline and the father she'd long assumed to be dead. If Minstrel Man seems at times to be a dress rehearsal for Columbia's The Jolson Story (1946), it shouldn't surprising: the PRC film was directed by Joseph H. Lewis, who went on to helm Jolson Story's musical highlights.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
70 min
Release Date
1944-01-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5
Benny Fields
Dixie Boy Johnson
Gladys George
Mae White
Alan Dinehart
Lew Dunn
Roscoe Karns
Lasses White
Jerome Cowan
Bill Evans
Judy Clark
Caroline Jr.-16 years old
Molly Lamont
Caroline Johnson
John Raitt
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