Ford Washington Lee
Also Known As: Ford 'Buck' Lee
Biography: Ford Washington Lee was born on October 6, 1903 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an actor, known for Cabin in the Sky (1943), Darktown Follies (1930) and Black Narcissus (1929). He died on January 31, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 06, 1903
Age: 121 years old
Gender: Other
Deathday: January 31, 1955
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Honest Crooks
Overview: A mysterious black bag, buried in a haystack by a couple of crooks, is found by Wildcat (Buck) and his pal Denny (Bubbles). It is full of money and when the guys try to return it, funny things happen.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-23
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Mantan Messes Up
Overview: Mantan takes a job as office boy at a new TV station and gets to watch several pre-recorded musical numbers.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-01
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Cabin in the Sky
Overview: When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.
Genres: Music Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-03-24
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Varsity Show
Overview: Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadway alumnus and have him direct their show. What they don't know is that this "star's" last three shows were flops.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-04
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High Toned
Overview: A Afro-American comedy short about a man who returns to see his old girlfriend only to find out she's engaged to a black snob.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-02-08
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I Dood It
Overview: Constance Shaw, a Broadway dance star, and Joseph Rivington Reynolds, a keen fan of hers, marry after she breaks up with her fiancé. Connie thinks Joseph owns a gold mine, but he actually works as a presser at a hotel valet shop. When everyone learns what he really is, Joseph is banned from the theater. When he sneaks in again, he learns of a plot to set off a bomb in the adjoining munitions warehouse.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-09-01
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Buck and Bubbles Laff Jamboree
Overview: Musical comedy starring Buck & Bubbles.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-06-01
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Darktown Follies
Overview: Musical short starring Buck & Bubbles.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-02
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Black Narcissus
Overview: First episode in the Buck & Bubbles 2-reel comedy series.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1929-09-15
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Atlantic City
Overview: In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it can be "the playground of the world." Brad's wheeling and dealing proves remarkably successful in attracting big enterprises and big shows, but brings him little success in personal relationships. Full of nostalgic songs and acts, some with the original artists. Reissued in 1950 as "Atlantic City Honeymoon".
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-09-15
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Harlem Bound
Overview: A supper club in Harlem presents a variety show.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-06
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A Song Is Born
Overview: The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-19
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