Don't Play Us Cheap
A comedy musical!
1972 | 102m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Melvin Van Peebles |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Melvin Van Peebles |
| Staring: |
| As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 11, 1972 |
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| Director: | Melvin Van Peebles |
| Writer: | Melvin Van Peebles |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | musical, based on play or musical, blaxploitation cinema, devil, broadway musical |
| Production Companies | Yeah Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 (Update) Entered: May 06, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Esther Rolle | Miss Maybell |
| Avon Long | Brother Dave |
| Mabel King | House Guest at the Party |
| Rhetta Hughes | Earnestine |
| Frank Carey | Mr. Johnson |
| Thomas Anderson | Mr. Percy |
| Robert Dunn | Guest |
| Jay Van Leer | Mrs. Johnson (as Jay Vanleer) |
| Joshie Jo Armstead | Guest |
| Joe Keyes Jr. | Trinity (as Joseph Keyes) |
| George "Ooppee" McCurn | Guest |
| Nate Barnett | Guest |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bernard Johnson | Costume Design |
| Robert Maxwell | Director of Photography |
| Todd Scott | Sound |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Songs, Director, Editor, Screenplay, Theatre Play, Music |
| Bernard Johnson | Costume Design |
| Harold Wheeler | Music Director |
| Ernest Murray | Production Manager |
| Mike Lamb | First Assistant Camera |
| James E. Hinton | Second Unit Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles Blackwell | Associate Producer |
| Jerry Weissman | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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