Ford Washington Lee
Actor · 1903 – 1955 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Ford Washington Lee was born on October 6, 1903 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an actor, known for Cabin in the Sky (1943), Darktown Follies (1930) and Black Narcissus (1929). He died on January 31, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA.
Movies12
Movie6.5MusicFantasyWhen compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · 51 votes
Movie6.4ComedyMusicThe story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.
A Song Is Born
1948 · 47 votes
Movie6.8MusicWinfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadway alumnus and have him direct their show. What they don't know is that this "star's" last three shows were flops.
Varsity Show
1937 · 9 votes
Movie5.1MusicComedyConstance Shaw, a Broadway dance star, and Joseph Rivington Reynolds, a keen fan of hers, marry after she breaks up with her fiancé. Connie thinks Joseph owns a gold mine, but he actually works as a presser at a hotel valet shop. When everyone learns what he really is, Joseph is banned from the theater. When he sneaks in again, he learns of a plot to set off a bomb in the adjoining munitions warehouse.
I Dood It
1943 · 8 votes
Movie7.0ComedyMusicMusical comedy starring Buck & Bubbles.
Buck and Bubbles Laff Jamboree
1946 · 1 votes
Movie6.3RomanceMusicIn 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it can be "the playground of the world." Brad's wheeling and dealing proves remarkably successful in attracting big enterprises and big shows, but brings him little success in personal relationships. Full of nostalgic songs and acts, some with the original artists. Reissued in 1950 as "Atlantic City Honeymoon".
Atlantic City
1944 · 3 votes
Movie8.0ComedyMusicMantan takes a job as office boy at a new TV station and gets to watch several pre-recorded musical numbers.
Mantan Messes Up
1946 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyMusicMusical short starring Buck & Bubbles.
Darktown Follies
1930 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Music
A supper club in Harlem presents a variety show.
Harlem Bound
1935 · 1 votes
Movie10.0A Afro-American comedy short about a man who returns to see his old girlfriend only to find out she's engaged to a black snob.
High Toned
1930 · 1 votes
- MovieComedy
First episode in the Buck & Bubbles 2-reel comedy series.
Black Narcissus
1929
- Movie9.0
A mysterious black bag, buried in a haystack by a couple of crooks, is found by Wildcat (Buck) and his pal Denny (Bubbles). It is full of money and when the guys try to return it, funny things happen.
Honest Crooks
1930 · 1 votes