Hi-De-Ho (1947)
Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers.
- Date of release
- 1947-05-09
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Josh Binney
Casting
- Cab Calloway — Cab
- Ida James — Nettie
- Jeni Le Gon — Minnie
- William Campbell — Sparks
- Virginia Girvin — Sparks' fat friend
- George Wiltshire — Boss Mason
- James Dunmore — Mo the Mouse
- Augustus Smith — Preacher
- Edgar Martin — Owner of Jive Club
- Leonard Rogers — Ralph
- David Bethea — Owner of Brass Hat
- Shepard Roberts — Police Sergeant
Interesting facts
Hi De Ho is a 1947 American musical race film directed by Josh Binney. Distributed by All American Entertainment, the film stars an all African American cast, led by Cab Calloway. It first showed at the Squire Theatre in New York, and would be shown in the more than 500 African-American theaters in the US.
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