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Dec 8, 2013 · Rufus Jones for President 1933 Film Rufus Jones for President is a satirical musical-comedy short subject directed by Roy Mack, and starring Ethel Waters. The film also stars Sammy Davis, Jr....
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Rufus Jones for President is a 1933 American Pre-Code satirical musical-comedy, clocking in at 21 minutes. The film was directed by Roy Mack, and starred Ethel Waters and Sammy Davis Jr., in his first onscreen appearance, as the title character.
Mar 18, 2016 · Entitled "Rufus Jones For President" it tells the story of A "mammy" played by blues singer Ethel Waters daydreams about her seven year old son Rufus, played by a very young Sammy Davis Jr.,...
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On September 9, 1933, at age 7, Sammy made his big-screen debut in the short film "Rufus Jones for President." It starred Ethel Waters playing his mother. He...
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Nov 6, 2013 · A highly entertaining all-black musical short starring Ethel Waters, and prominently featuring eight-year-old Sammy Davis, Jr. in his first screen appearance....
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.
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Rufus Jones, a black child, is elected President of the United States.
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