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Don't Play Us Cheap (1973)
As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party.
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As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party.
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Genre:Romance, Comedy, Music
Written By:Melvin Van Peebles
In Theaters:4/13/1973
Box Office:
Runtime:102 minutes
Studio:Yeah
Cast
Melvin Van Peebles
Director
Esther Rolle
Miss Maybell
Avon Long
Brother Dave
Mabel King
Mrs. Bowser
Rhetta Hughes
Earnestine
Frank Carey
Mr. Johnson
Thomas Anderson
Mr. Percy
Robert Dunn
Mr. Bowser
Jay Van Leer
Mrs. Johnson (as Jay Vanleer)
Joshie Jo Armstead
Mrs. Washington
Joe Keyes Jr.
Trinity (as Joseph Keyes)
George "Ooppee" McCurn
Mr. Washington
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