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Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947)
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Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Disappointing Louis Jordan vehicle moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Louis Jordan | ... | Schyler Jarvis / Louis Jarvis |
| June Richmond | ... | June |
| Milton Woods | ... | Sam Adams |
| Bea Griffith | ... | Honey Carter / Lovey Linn |
| David Bethea | ... | Dolph the butler |
| Lorenzo Tucker | ... | Henry Talbot |
| Vanita Smythe | ... | Rusty |
| Mabel Lee | ... | Mabel |
| Dots Johnson | ... | Michaels |
| Pat Rainey | ... | Pat Rains |
| Rudy Toombs | ... | Hal |
| J. Louis Johnson | ... | Schyler Jarvis Sr. |
| Joe Lillard | ... | Lt. Jerome |
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When in the broadcast studio, an announcer steps up to a microphone next to the piano to read an intro for each song. Then, he points off screen to cue Louis the band. However, the microphone is the same one Louis is standing at in each subsequent wide shot, and the announcer is nowhere to be seen. moreQuotes:
Rusty: But you could learn to love me, darling.Louis Jarvis: I can't afford the lesson!
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IF IT'S LOVE YOU WANT, BABY, THAT'S ME moreFAQ
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Even if you are a die-hard Louis Jordan fan, as I am, and can't get enough of his jumpin' jive, this very low-budget movie will leave you yawning. The very basic (and not too funny) script is basically an excuse to cram as many Jordan numbers as possible, which is fine by me. But there is no direction to speak of, no rhythm in the editing, basically, nothing going on visually. The last song, which is supposed to be a Broadway musical number, doesn't even have any dancing at all ! As it is, "Reet, Petite and Gone" is at least interesting on one point : it seemed to be aimed exclusively at black audiences, and as such, they were not deemed worthy enough to deserve a well made and reasonably budgeted movie - I suppose the producers thought it was good enough to have a "race records" star featured in the movie and just doing his stuff. At least, that's my interpretation...