Top billed cast

1. 

   Daniel L. Haynes

   Zeke

2. 

   Nina Mae McKinney

   Chick

3. 

   William Fountaine

   Hot Shot

4. 

   Harry Gray

   Pappy "Parson" Johnson

5. 

   Fanny Belle DeKnight

   Mammy

6. 

   Everett McGarrity

   Spunk

7. 

   Victoria Spivey

   Missy Rose

8. 

   Milton Dickerson

   Johnson Kid

9. 

   Robert Couch

   Johnson Kid

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-03-04

I think that to get anything at all from this, you need to try to approach it with 1929 eyes and not 2029 ones, and even then this film may no longer have any part to play as it is doesn’t so much reinforce stereotypes but quite possibly originate some. Briefly, the story sees the hoodwinked “Zeke” (Daniel L. Hayes) fall foul of of some crooked dice and lose his family’s meagre $100 cotton crop revenue. Without that they will be destitute and so a fight ensues during which his brother “Spunk” (Everett McGarrity) is slain. Distraught, “Zeke” flees the scene and seeks a solace in...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• hustler
• musical
• game of dice
• femme fatale
• preacher
• all black cast
• death of brother
• loaded dice
• cotton picker
• woman seduces a man
• moral corruption
• con couple
• wayward woman
• corrupt religious leader