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  • Fits and Benefits (1938)
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    Short | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music
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Fits and Benefits (1938)
Approved
Short | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Set in a theater and Harlem's Cotton Club. Mary Lou Cook and the Merry Macs perform "Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm" and Carolyn Marsh sings "Stardust"; The Eight Men of Manhattan weigh in with "Loch Lomond" and "Annie Laurie," while Mirth and ...See moreSet in a theater and Harlem's Cotton Club. Mary Lou Cook and the Merry Macs perform "Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm" and Carolyn Marsh sings "Stardust"; The Eight Men of Manhattan weigh in with "Loch Lomond" and "Annie Laurie," while Mirth and Mack do a military-style tap dance, and York and King heckle the emcee. Over at Harlem's Cotton Club, the Cotton Club Tramp Band swing on "Boogie Woogie." Written by Les Adams See less
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Writer
Milton Schwarzwald (narrative)
Cinematographer
Larry Williams
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Jul 15, 1938 (United States)

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