Don't Play Us Cheap

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  • NR
Melvin Van Peeble’s astonishing range as an artist is amply demonstrated in Don’t Play Us Cheap, the comedic tale of two minions of the devil who crash a Harlem party thrown by Miss Maybell (Esther Rolle-“Good Times,” Driving Miss Daisy), with high...read more
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Melvin Van Peeble’s astonishing range as an artist is amply demonstrated in Don’t Play Us Cheap, the comedic tale of two minions of the devil who crash a Harlem party thrown by Miss Maybell (Esther Rolle-“Good Times,” Driving Miss Daisy), with high hopes of destroying its festive atmosphere. The first of the imps to arrive, Trinity (Joe Keyes Jr.), loses sight of his mission and consequently falls in love with May Maybell’s impressionable young niece Earnestine (Rhetta Hughes). Trinity is later joined by Brother Dave (Avon Long-Porgy & Bess, Roots: The Next Generation), his older, more jaded partner. But as Dave pulls out all the stops to dampen the mood, he serves only to enhance the partygoers’ good spirits.

Original Release

12/11/1972

US Release

12/11/1972

Cast

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Directors

Melvin Van Peebles

Writers

Melvin Van Peebles

Cast

Producers

Editors

Melvin Van Peebles

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