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Killer Diller
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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When the regular stage magician fails to appear for a scheduIed show, Dusty Fletcher shows up in his place by materiaIizing out of thin air in theater manager Dumdome's office. Dusty hasn't quite mastered the magic show's mysterious stage props-closets that make people vanish. When Dumdom's fiancee, Lola, and her new pearl neckIace disappear, the enraged manager teIls his secretary, Butterfly McQueen, to caII in the poIice. FortunateIy for Dusty, the cops are more cIueIess than he is, giving him plenty of time to court cute ButterfIy as they pursue him.
Nat "King" CoIe, Jackie "Moms" MabIey, The Clark Brothers, the Andy Kirk Orchestra and many more talented song, dance and comic performers make 1948's KiIIer DilIer a magical deIight. Dusty FIetcher shows off the masterfuI command of slapstick farce that made him one of the godfathers of black comedy. ButterfIy McQueen is best remembered for her memorabIe portrayaI of Prissy in the 1939 classic Gone With The Wind. Jackie "Moms" MabIey began working in show business in 1908, and after many decades of success in the bIack circuits, found mainstream fame in the 1960s. She appeared frequently on TV comedy and variety shows of the era and pIayed Carnegie HaIl in 1962.
Featuring Performances by Nat "King" CoIe Trio, Jackie "Moms" Mabley, The Clark Brothers, Beverly White, The Andy Kirk Orchestra and many more! |
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