Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1952)

Directed by

Ron Ormond

Genre

musical film, musical comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

54 min

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy gets lost in the woods and meets an old minstrel performer. The performer tells him stories about the history of minstrel shows through a series of musical numbers.

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What happens

Yes Sir, Mr Bones is a 1951 American film written, produced, and directed by Ron Ormond and starring veteran minstrel Billy Green and youngster Gary Jackson. The movie follows the format of the minstrel show form of American theater, with African American show business veterans like Jester Hairston, as well as white actors wearing blackface makeup. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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