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… More 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph H. Lewis
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 1, 1944 Wide
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Cast
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Benny Fields
as Dixie Boy Johnson
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Gladys George
as Mae White
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Alan Dinehart
as Lew Dunn
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Judy Clark
as Caroline Age 16
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Gloria Petroff
as Caroline Age 5
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Molly Lamont
as Caroline's Mother
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John Raitt
as John Raitt
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Eddie Kane
as Booking Agent
- William Frawley
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Roscoe Karns
as Lasses White
- Lee "Lasses" White
