The Omaha guide., 1947-11-29
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NEGRO FILM-MUSICALS
MIDNIGHT PERFORMANCE,
NOVEMBER 20, 1947
TWO MAJOR FEATURESl'
"SEPIA CINDERELLA"
sQOVi WHAT A
BOY! WHAT A GIRL

"SEPIA CINDERELLA" secon,
of the twelve all-Negro feature pic
lures to be produced by Herald Pic
lures, Inc, is strictly box-office an,
entertainment from main title to fade
out. Directed by Arthur Leonard
with an eye towards fast-moving com
edy, a skillful cast of topflight enter
tanners, keep the action jumping.
Sheila Cuyse and Billy Daniels,
romantic team that scored on Broad
way in MEMPHIS BOUND" ar
appealing and believable as the youn,
sweethearts and Tondaleyo and Rubl,
Blakey give smooth performances a
the romantic opposition. A brisk anc
lively musical score by Charli,
Shavers is played to the queens taste
by John Kirby and his All-Star Or
chestra ably abetted by Deck Watson
and His Brown Dots and Leonard anc
Zola.
"SEPIA CINDERELLA" is sumtiously
staged and the Cinderella Club is one
OF the most pretentious settings ever
seen in Negro motion pictures. Not
the least reason for the sparkling en-
tertainment i nthis nite-club scene is
the attractive bevy of 'Sepia Cinderel-
las and their Prince Charmings who
appear in that sequence. Culled from
hundreds of contestants across the
country, they give a girl-packed wal
lop to the finale of the fast-moving
musical.
Surprise package in the show is a
guest appearance by Freddie Bartholo-
NEW, recently out of the armed forces.
Boy! What a Girl" Is a Great Film
BOY WHAT A GIRL" now play
ing at the Town Theatre, advertises,
"a new day is born in all-Negro
movies" The picture is certainly liv-
ing up to its advance billing.
The story is great. The comedy
runs with a high ferver of speed and
action. The sound (RCA) is better
than ever before heard in an all
Negro picture, made by an independ-
ent company. The cast is excellent
and delivers a bang-up job. The pho
Biography and lighting are the work of
experts. The direction is everything
that the picture needed. 1t was made
at Fox Movietone Studies.
Considerable time, thought, effort
and cash were expended on BOY!
WHAT A GIRL" proving that given
these things, an all-Negro motion pic
ture can be produced to play any the
atre in the country and not merely
confined to the some odd 600 plav-
houses that cater strictly to an all
Negro audience.
The music in the picture is much
better than average and it should be.
Sid Catlett's band supplies the back
ground, with the support of the Brown
Dots, Slam Stewart Trio, Ann Cornell.
with her husky melidious voice; Basil
Spears and her marvellous piano. The
surprise in the picture, from a musical
standpoint, is the guest star appear
ance of Gene Krupa. Thus in n
movie we have the two greatest drum
mers in America.
The cast, consisting of seventy-five
people, is headed by such well known
artists as Tim Moore, AL Jackson,
Warren Patterson, Sybil Lewis, Sheila
Cuyse, Betti Mays, Jimmy Fuller, Ell
wood Smith, Duke Williams, Deck
Watson, Milton Wood, Lorenzo Tuck
er and AL Cluster. The production was
directed by Arthur Leonard and writ
ten by Vincent Valentino.
According to executives of Herald
Pictures, Inc, it is their plan to re-
lease eleven mor features on a par
with BOY WHAT A GIRL" at the
rate of one per month.
If they live up to this promise there
certainly is "a new day born in all
Negro Motion Pictures.