Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin'

One never knows... Do one?

PG 1982 · 93 min · ★ 8.3 · Music

Ain't Misbehavin' is the televised version of the 1978 Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation celebrating the music, life and times of Thomas "Fats" Waller — featuring 29 songs written or inspired by him. The telecast won Emmy Awards for Nell Carter and André De Shields.

Directed by Don Mischer

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