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Don't Play Us Cheap

19725.8 / 10102 min

Romance, Comedy, Music

Overview

A comedy musical!

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.

Cast

Esther Rolle

Miss Maybell

Avon Long

Brother Dave

Mabel King

House Guest at the Party

Rhetta Hughes

Earnestine

Frank Carey

Mr. Johnson

Thomas Anderson

Mr. Percy

Robert Dunn

Guest

Jay Van Leer

Mrs. Johnson (as Jay Vanleer)

Joshie Jo Armstead

Guest

Joe Keyes Jr.

Trinity (as Joseph Keyes)

George "Ooppee" McCurn

Guest

Nate Barnett

Guest

Crew

Melvin Van Peebles

Director

Bernard Johnson

Costume Design

Robert Maxwell

Director of Photography

Jerry Weissman

Associate Producer

Charles Blackwell

Associate Producer

Harold Wheeler

Music Director

Melvin Van Peebles

Editor

Bernard Johnson

Costume Design

Melvin Van Peebles

Theatre Play

Todd Scott

Sound

Mike Lamb

First Assistant Camera

James E. Hinton

Second Unit Director

Melvin Van Peebles

Screenplay

Ernest Murray

Production Manager

Melvin Van Peebles

Songs

Melvin Van Peebles

Original Music Composer