''Tall, Tan, and Terrific'' is a 1946 American film directed by

Bud Pollard Bud Pollard (born John Evelyn Godson; May 12, 1895 – December 17, 1952) was a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor. Pollard is known for such films as ''It Happened in Harlem ''It Happened in Harlem'' is an ...

and starring

Mantan Moreland Mantan Moreland (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. He starred in numerous films. His daughter Marcella Moreland appeared as a child actress in several films. E ...

Premise

A musical comedy set at Harlem's Golden Slipper Club, it features efforts to free someone accused of murder.

Cast

as Mantan Moreland *

Monte Hawley Monte Hawley (? - November 30, 1950) was an American actor from Chicago, Illinois. Biography He began his entertainment career as one of the original Lafayette Players. He studied under Richard B. Harrison and, after moving to New York City, act ...

as "Handsome" Harry Hansom * Francine Everett as Miss Tall, Tan and Terrific *

Dots Johnson Hylan Johnson (February 3, 1913 – August 22, 1986), professionally known as Dots Johnson, .'s Johnson, and Dotts Johnson, was an American stage and film actor. He was best known for his roles as the American MP in Roberto Rossellini's 1946 film ...

as The Duke *

Rudy Toombs Rudolph Toombs (1914 – November 28, 1962) was an American performer and songwriter. He wrote "Teardrops from My Eyes", Ruth Brown's first number one R&B song, and other hit songs for her, including " 5-10-15 Hours". He also wrote "One Mint ...

as Lefty Gomez * Barbara "Butterbeans" Bradford as Club photographer * Lou Swarz

References

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* * 1946 films 1946 musical films 1946 short films Race films American musical films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{musical-film-stub