Minstrel Man (1944)
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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. |
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Inhabituellement élaboré pour un film de la RPC, Minstrel Man est un drame musical vivant construit autour des talents du vétéran vaudevillien Benny Fields. La star incarne Dixie Boy Johnson, qui sort des rangs des spectacles de ménestrel pour devenir une des principales attractions de Broadway. Lors de la soirée d'ouverture de son plus grand triomphe sur scène, la femme de Dixie Boy meurt en couches. Profondément secoué, il sort du spectacle, laissant le bébé être élevé par ses copains de showbiz Mae et Lasses White (Gladys George, Roscoe Karns). L'enfant grandit pour devenir une jeune femme séduisante nommée Caroline (Judy Clark), qui suit les traces de son père en se faisant passer pour - c'est vrai - Dixie Girl Johnson. Cela conduit à des retrouvailles en larmes entre Caroline et le père qu'elle avait longtemps supposé mort. |
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