Junction 88 (1947)
In Junction 88, a small all-black community, pretty Lolly Simpkins loves gentle songwriter Buster Jenkins, who makes too little money to marry. Her father favors rival suitor Onnie, crude but with a better income. Buster's best chance comes when impresario Bob Howard, to whom he's sent songs, comes to town looking for him. But Bob is looking for a pseudonym, 'Hewlett Green', that nobody's ever heard of. Will Buster reveal himself? Meanwhile, a very jazzy church concert.
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Cast
Bob Howard
as Bob Howard
Bob Howard was a Black pianist, comedian, and actor on the Broadway stage, radio, and television.
Born Howard Joyner in West Newton, MA., he attended and dropped out of Howard University Medical Scho...
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
as Piggy
Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham was an African American entertainer. Though best known as a comedian, Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor. His nickname came from a stage routine, in which he declared...
Noble Sissle
as Noble Sissel
Handsome Noble Sissle is one of the unsung legends of ragtime, blues and early jazz. He and his band had an easy-listening, hot and breezy sound unlike any other contemporary band. When you went to se...
Director
George P. Quigley
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