Reet, Petite, and Gone

Reet, Petite, and Gone

1947 · 67 min · ★ 5.5 · Music

Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son, swing bandleader Louis Jarvis, and Honey Carter, daughter of his long-lost love. But crooked lawyer Talbot has a nefarious scheme to get his hands on the Jarvis money...and it doesn't include any happiness for Louis and Honey. Plenty of swing from Louis Jordan's Tympany Five.

Directed by William Forest Crouch · Written by Irwin Winehouse

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Louis Jordan Schyler Jarvis / Louis Jarvis
June Richmond June
Milton Woods Sam Adams
Bea Griffith Honey Carter / Lovey Linn
David Bethea Dolph the butler
Lorenzo Tucker Henry Talbot
Vanita Smythe Rusty
Mable Lee Mabel (as Mabel Lee)
Dots Johnson Michaels
Pat Rainey Pat Rains
Rudy Toombs Hal
J. Louis Johnson Schyler Jarvis Sr. (as J. Lewis Johnson)

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