''Charleston Parade'' (''Sur un air de Charleston'') is a short 1927 dance comedy film starring

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and

Johnny Hudgins Johnny Hudgins (May 5, 1896 – 1990) was a vaudeville performer. He sometimes performed in blackface. Hudgins was nicknamed the Wah-Wah Man ( wah-wah) and was known for his mime performances accompanied by accomplished trumpeters. He was friends w ...

. It was directed by

. Hudgins performs in

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. The film is extant. Renoir used some of the leftover footage from his previous film ''

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''. It was shot in a few days and unfinished. It deals with racial roles. The film is set in 2028. It is about an explorer. The film was shown at the Grand Lyon Film Festival in 2018.

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* Films directed by Jean Renoir 1927 films French comedy short films French dance films {{1920s-France-film-stub