A couple of theatrical producers try to get backing for their musical show.A couple of theatrical producers try to get backing for their musical show.A couple of theatrical producers try to get backing for their musical show.
Slam Stewart
- Slam
- (as Slam Stewart Trio)
Deek Watson
- Self
- (as Deek Watson and the Brown Dots)
Sidney Catlett
- Self
- (as Big Sid Catlett)
International Jitterbugs
- Themselves
- (as Harlemaniacs)
Eddie Davis
- Self - Tenor Saxophone Player
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Tim Moore became a hit as George "Kingfish" Stevens in the television series The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951), this film was re-released with the new tagline "'Kingfish' of Comedy. Queen of the Show."
- Quotes
Jim Walton: I told him she was beautiful and wealthy. She - eh - is beautiful, isn't she?
Harry Diggs: Yeah, with money! What woman isn't?
- ConnectionsEdited into SanKofa Theater: Oh Boy, What a Girl (2022)
- SoundtracksSatchel Mouth Baby
Words and Music by Mary Lou Williams
Performed by Deek Watson and Deek Watson's Brown Dot's
Featured review
Entertaining Race Movie
Boy! What a Girl! (1947)
*** (out of 4)
A couple low-level producers who can't even pay their rent are trying to raise enough funds to put on a show. They finally get a mysterious backer but when they think she has backed out they must try other means.
BOY! WHAT A GIRL! is a pretty typical race film from this era as it was done on an extremely low-budget and there's very little plot. Instead of any detailed plot, what we're basically given are a bunch of musical numbers and that there alone really makes this worth watching. In fact, I'd argue that the story itself was a tad bit better than you normally see and on the whole this was an entertaining picture.
One of the highlights of the picture is Tim "Kingfish" Moore who would go onto play in the television series Amon 'n Andy. Fans of that show will certainly enjoy this performance as the actor appears in drag and makes for some very funny scenes when he's on screen. I also liked all of the supporting players and found the performances to be much better than what you'd typically see in these race pictures. Both Alan Jackson and especially Warren Patterson were funny in their roles.
The music numbers were actually very good throughout. We got some good dance numbers as well as some terrific jazz and there's even a cameo by Gene Krupa himself. The film clocks in at just 70-minutes so it goes by extremely fast and there's no question that it's highly entertaining despite its budget.
*** (out of 4)
A couple low-level producers who can't even pay their rent are trying to raise enough funds to put on a show. They finally get a mysterious backer but when they think she has backed out they must try other means.
BOY! WHAT A GIRL! is a pretty typical race film from this era as it was done on an extremely low-budget and there's very little plot. Instead of any detailed plot, what we're basically given are a bunch of musical numbers and that there alone really makes this worth watching. In fact, I'd argue that the story itself was a tad bit better than you normally see and on the whole this was an entertaining picture.
One of the highlights of the picture is Tim "Kingfish" Moore who would go onto play in the television series Amon 'n Andy. Fans of that show will certainly enjoy this performance as the actor appears in drag and makes for some very funny scenes when he's on screen. I also liked all of the supporting players and found the performances to be much better than what you'd typically see in these race pictures. Both Alan Jackson and especially Warren Patterson were funny in their roles.
The music numbers were actually very good throughout. We got some good dance numbers as well as some terrific jazz and there's even a cameo by Gene Krupa himself. The film clocks in at just 70-minutes so it goes by extremely fast and there's no question that it's highly entertaining despite its budget.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Feb 28, 2017
Details
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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