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Mammy (1930)

Mammy (1930)

Comedy Music
Release Date: 1930, March 26
Directors: Michael Curtiz
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Mitchell Lewis, Jack Curtis, Tully Marshall, Hobart Bosworth, Al Jolson, Lois Moran, Louise Dresser, Lowell Sherman

Overview:

Mammy features Al Jolson as the star of a travelling minstrel show, appearing in cities and towns across the U.S. Jolson falls in love with an actress in the troupe (Lois Moran), but she loves another (Lowell Sherman). Sherman is shot onstage as part of a comedy bit, and it is assumed that Jolson is guilty of putting the bullet in the gun.

Keywords:

musical pre-code minstrel black face