BOY! WHAT A GIRL!
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Year Published: 1947
Format: 16mm
Description: Trailer for "Boy! What a Girl!", a 1947 film made primarily for African American audiences by Herald Pictures. The one hour long film, which was originally planned to be the first in a series of twelve all Black cast films, was directed by Arthur H. Leonard and stars vaudeville comedian Tim Moore (later to become famous as the "Kingfish" from Amos n' Andy), with guest appearances by Deek Watson and His Brown Dots, Slam Stewart, 'Big' Sid Catlett and his band, Ann Cornell and the International Jitterbugs, and Gene Krupa (the only Anglo cast member). The film included the song "Satchel Mouth Baby" performed by pianist Mary Lou Williams and Betti Mays singing "Crazy Riffin’" by Walter Gil Fuller. The fairly thin plot of the movie centered around two producers, who are trying to get financial backing for their musical show. Ironically, the cost "Boy" -- which press materials indicated was four times the normal budget for a race film -- might have almost sunk Herald Pictures. The company apparently released a 1948 film called "Miracle in Harlem" and 1947's "Sepia Cinderella" before disappearing off the face of the earth. Note: after Tim Moore became well known for his role on Amos 'n Andy, "Boy What a Girl" was re-released with the new tagline "'Kingfish' of Comedy. Queen of the Show."PeriscopeFilm 702K subscribers Videos About Support Us on Patreon
Complete Record: Trailer for "Boy! What a Girl!", a 1947 film made primarily for African American audiences by Herald Pictures. The one hour long film, which was originally planned to be the first in a series of twelve all Black cast films, was directed by Arthur H. Leonard and stars vaudeville comedian Tim Moore (later to become famous as the "Kingfish" from Amos n' Andy), with guest appearances by Deek Watson and His Brown Dots, Slam Stewart, 'Big' Sid Catlett and his band, Ann Cornell and the International Jitterbugs, and Gene Krupa (the only Anglo cast member). The film included the song "Satchel Mouth Baby" performed by pianist Mary Lou Williams and Betti Mays singing "Crazy Riffin’" by Walter Gil Fuller. The fairly thin plot of the movie centered around two producers, who are trying to get financial backing for their musical show. Ironically, the cost "Boy" -- which press materials indicated was four times the normal budget for a race film -- might have almost sunk Herald Pictures. The company apparently released a 1948 film called "Miracle in Harlem" and 1947's "Sepia Cinderella" before disappearing off the face of the earth. Note: after Tim Moore became well known for his role on Amos 'n Andy, "Boy What a Girl" was re-released with the new tagline "'Kingfish' of Comedy. Queen of the Show."PeriscopeFilm 702K subscribers Videos About Support Us on Patreon
Transcription
OH, WHAT A GIRL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WANT you to meet Madame Deborah Humphrey. No, no, monsieur. No, I've had enough. No more women for me. I shall return to my music, to my singing. Monsieur me, I don't think that I have a cigarette in the place. Cigarette? I don't smoke no cigarette. This here's what I smoke. A CIGAR? HERE'S THE SCREEN'S MOST glamorous lady, and she's the screen's biggest he-man. I mean, he's a she-man. Well, well, anyway, it's the laughiest, daffiest funfest you've ever seen. And boy, oh boy, what rockin' rhythm, what mellow music. I just refuse to sing the blues. It's not for me. I ought to cry, but why should I? It's misery. And that's not all. There's music by Big Sid Catlett, dancing by the Hall of Maniacs, eight singable song hits, and the gosh-darndest, goofiest conglomeration of nonsense ever rolled into one howling, roaring, screamingly funny picture.
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