Not quite minstrelsy, perhaps, but note the blackface number ("Abraham"!) in HOLIDAY INN. The versions of SHOWBOAT might also be of note. And there's Charles Foster Kane's joking reference to a reporter as "Mr. Bones" in the newsreel segment of CITIZEN KANE. A Cinemania search results in the following citations: MAMMY (1930) DIXIE (1943) SWANEE RIVER (1939) MINSTREL MAN (a 1977 TV production) HOLLYWOOD REVUE OF 1929 Don Larsson On Tue, 06 Jan 1998 21:09:44 -0800 Barbara Bernstein <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Busby Berkeley's "Babes on Broadway" has an elaborate minstrel number, with > Judy Garland in blackface. The "Mandy" number in "White Christmas" (15 > years later, and no blackface) is a much-degraded tribute to minstrel forms > (the song's bridge is all about "Mr. Bones.") And you might take a look at > "The Jolson Story" which, I believe, has a scene showing the young Al > performing with Lew Dockstader's minstrels. All three are available on video. > > Interesting query. Eager to read other responses. > > Barbara Bernstein > > > At 07:21 PM 1/6/98 -0800, you wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I'm trying to find information on movies that contain minstrel > >show scenes (not just blackface, but recreations of the 19th century style > >minstrel show). I'd especially like to know if any knows of such scenes > >in movies that are available on video. > > > >Any help will be much appreciated. > > > >Thanks very much, > > > >Charlie Krinsky > >[log in to unmask] > > > >---- > >Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the > >University of Alabama. > > > > Barbara Bernstein San Francisco, CA > [log in to unmask] http://www.kinexis.com > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite ---------------------- Donald Larsson, Mankato State U (MN) [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]