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11 de dez. de 1972 · Don't Play Us Cheap: Directed by Melvin Van Peebles. With Thomas Anderson, Jay Van Leer, Robert Dunn, Mabel King. As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two imps take human form in order to break up the party.
The film stars Avon Long and Joe Keyes Jr. as Brother Dave and Trinity, a pair of demons who take human form to break up a house party thrown by Miss Maybell ( Esther Rolle ), an African American woman, in honor of her niece Earnestine ( Rhetta Hughes ), who is celebrating her 20th birthday in Harlem. [1]
Directed by Melvin Van Peebles. A comedy musical! As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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The first Black-directed movie musical of the modern film era, Melvin Van Peebles’s drama illuminates the cultural and political concerns of working-class Black people with delight and fancy. By Lisa B. Thompson
Robert Dunn Cast. George Ooppee McCurn Cast. Esther Rolle Cast. Critics reviews. Film version of Melvin Van Peebles’ Broadway musical. A pair of devil-bats take human form and crash a Harlem house party in an attempt to break it up. But somehow, their attempts to ruin the party fail.
Don’t Play Us Cheap. Directed by Melvin Van Peebles • 1972 • United States. Starring Joe Keyes Jr., Rhetta Hughes, Avon Long. Melvin Van Peebles’s film version of his own Tony Award–nominated Broadway musical is a bold blend of theater and nervy, New Wave–inflected cinematic invention.
