Rufus Jones for President
Rufus Jones for President
| 09 September 1933 (USA)
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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)

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Marketic

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

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RipDelight

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

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Huievest

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

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pointyfilippa

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

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