| Amos N
Andy Their first all-talking motion picture Check and Double Check Starring: Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll & Duke Ellington |
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Amos and Andy operate a bare-bones
taxi service in Harlem, struggling to keep their vehicle running and their
tires inflated. When their lodge-master, Kingfish, offers them a lucrative job
ferrying Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra to a gig in the Upper
West Side, they jump at the chance. At the party, the two men run into an old
friend, Ralph Crawford, who needs help finding the lost deed to his deceased
father's house in order to prove his worth to his prospective in-laws. Amos and
Andy spend a spooky night in the dead man's mansion, hoping to locate the
papers that will set things right. Check and Double Check is a rare cultural
artifact from the dawn of sound film-making. Freeman F. Gosden and Charles J.
Correll had already achieved radio stardom on the "Amos 'N' Andy" show, and
their voices had become extremely familiar to American audiences. The two white
actors had to don minstrel black-face in order to portray the duo in their
first "all-talking" motion picture in 1930. While it may seem politically
incorrect by today's standards, this curious film highlights the sure comic
timing and vocal talent of the two radio stars and features performances by
young Duke Ellington in the bargain. Label: Alpha Video Originally Released in: 1930 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hours, 17 minutes Video: Black & White Region: Region 0 encoding; Can be played worldwide, NTSC-format. Release Date: December 26, 2006 |
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ITEM#: ALP 5232D
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