Stepin Fetchit
Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985) was an American comedian and actor. His Fetchit persona parlayed into a successful film career, eventually becoming the first black actor to become a millionaire. He was also the first black actor to receive screen credit. Stepin Fetchit typical film persona and stage name have long been controversial, and seen as illustrative of negative stereotypes of Negroes. However, a newer interpretation of his film persona contends he was ultimately subversive of the status quo.
Bend of the River
as AdamTwo men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of...
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Dancing ButlerA would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a...
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Charlie Chan in Egypt
as SnowshoesWhile investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation , Charlie discovers...
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The Sun Shines Bright
as Jeff PoindexterWith the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is...
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Zenobia
as ZeroA modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming...
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Judge Priest
as Jeff PoindexterJudge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, restores the justice in a small town in the...
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The World Moves On
as DixieTwo families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear...
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Dimples
as CiceroDimples Appleby lives with her pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...
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Steamboat Round the Bend
as JonahA Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying...
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One More Spring
as Zoo AttendantThree people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living...
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On the Avenue
as HermanA new Broadway show starring Gary Blake shamelessly lampoons the rich Carraway family. To get...
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Stand Up and Cheer!
as Stepin FetchitPresident Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in...
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a.k.a. Cassius Clay
as HimselfThe study of crazy brilliance and flamboyant sincerity. a.k.a. Cassius Clay presents a...
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Marie Galante
as Waiter in Pacific GardensOn the French coast, unlucky Marie Galante is abducted and forced to board an American cargo...
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The Tragedy of Youth
as PorterNeglected by shallow husband Dick, young bride Paula Wayne seeks male companionship outside the...
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Amazing Grace
as Cousin LincolnA widow tries to influence the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, after she...
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Helldorado
as UlyssesArthur T. Ryan, a hitchhiker, gets a ride from haughty, society girl Glenda Wynant and her...
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Swing High
as SamTo avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a...
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Salute
as Smoke ScreenA comedy-romance about rival brothers attending a military academy.
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The Devil's Skipper
as Slave's HusbandThe Devil's Skipper was based on Demetrios Contos, a seafaring yarn by Jack London. Effectively...
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The Virginia Judge
as Spasm JohnsonWalter C. Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Stepin Fetchit
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Miracle in Harlem
as 'Swifty', the HandymanA crooked real estate tycoon tricks a trusting young woman out of her small candy store. When he...
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A Tough Winter
as HimselfThe gang creates a huge mess after they get into a taffy-pulling contest.
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Big Timers
as uncreditedA wealthy young society man is dating a beautiful young woman who he believes is also in his...
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36 Hours to Kill
as Flash - Pullman PorterDuke and Jeanie Benson, an outlaw couple hiding out under assumed names. Duke realizes that he...
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Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
as SwiftyLila Beaumont is an understudy in a Broadway musical. Her boyfriend, George Shelby, arrives in...
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Neck and Neck
as The HustlerBill Grant is a small-time gambler who spends more time embellishing his accomplishments than...
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The Prodigal
as HokeyAn aspiring singer, who has fallen on hard times and is now living as a hobo, returns to his...
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Carolina
as ScipioDuring Civil War Reconstruction, the Connelly family is romantically restored to their former...
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Love Is News
as PenrodWhen a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she...
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David Harum
as Sylvester SwiftyRogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with...
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Wild Horse
as StepinBen Hall offers $1000 for the wild Devil Horse which Jim Wright and Skeeter capture. While Jim...
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Inquiring Nuns
as SelfTwo nuns travel across Chicago asking people the question, "Are you happy?"
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Show Boat
as JoeThis film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the...
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Fifty Roads to Town
as PercyA man on the lam in the Canadian wilds encounters a young woman in a remote lodge who is also on...
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The Galloping Ghost
as Baxter College Locker Room AttendantA gambling ring run out of the Mogul Taxi company is intent on fixing college football games....
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Thru Different Eyes
as JanitorHarvey Manning is placed on trial for the murder of Jack Winfield, his closest friend, whose...
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Hearts in Dixie
as GummyNappus sends his grandson north for schooling to shelter him from their community.
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Thru Different Eyes
as JanitorA celebrated district attorney reflects on the way circumstantial evidence impacted a famous...
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The Big Fight
as SpotBased on the David Belasco stage production of the Max Marcin play in which heavyweight-champion...
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Cutter
as Shoeshine ManPrivate eye searches for a missing football quarterback in Chicago.
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In Old Kentucky
as HighpocketsYoung Brierly struggles to save his father, Major Brierly, from the clutches of alcohol after...
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Big Time
as EliThe relationship between a male dancer and his actress girlfriend is threatened by a scheming...
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Cameo Kirby
as CroupCameo Kirby, an honest riverboat gambler who works the Mississippi, rescues a girl from a gang...
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Harlem Follies of 1949
as uncreditedPretty Ruth Mason, who headlined at the Village sport for almost a year, is the heroine with...
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The Ghost Talks
as Christopher LeeMiriam Holt hopes to solve the disappearance of a million dollars in bonds allegedly stolen by...
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Hot Tip
as CookAn amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing...
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Baby Don't Go Away from Me
as uncreditedSoundie featuring Mable Lee and Stephin Fetchit.
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