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Mammy (1930) is an American pre-Code musical comedy-drama film with Technicolor sequences, released by Warner Bros. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, Say It with Songs (1929).
Mammy: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Al Jolson, Lois Moran, Lowell Sherman, Louise Dresser. A love triangle develops in a traveling minstrel troupe.
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- Comedy
- Michael Curtiz
- 1930-03-26
Mammy (1930) - Turner Classic Movies. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Trivia. Brief Synopsis. The star of a minstrel show is accused of killing his romantic rival. Cast & Crew. Read More. Michael Curtiz. Director. Al Jolson. Al Fuller. Lois Moran. Nora Meadows. Louise Dresser. Mrs. Fuller. Lowell Sherman. Westy. Noah Beery. Tonopaw Red.
- Michael Curtiz
- Al Jolson
In the movie Martin Lawrence plays an FBI agent, Malcolm Turner, who goes undercover as "Big Momma" Hattie Mae Pierce, who exhibits the stereotypical mannerisms and appearance of a mammy caricature. The character of Big Momma is a plus-size older black matriarch and homemaker with overtly religious beliefs and a nurturing demeanor.
Publication date. 1930. Topics. Mammy, Al Jolson, 1930, Irving Berlin. Mammy (1930) is an American pre-Code musical drama film with Technicolor sequences, released by Warner Bros. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, Say It with Songs (1929).
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