Look-Out Sister (1948)
Though atrociously directed, the all-black Look Out Sister is saved by its exuberant musical numbers. Bandleader Louis Jordan imagines that he's in charge of a dude ranch. Posing as a rootin' tootin' gunslinger, Jordan saves Suzette Harbin from the mustache-twirling machinations of Monty Hawley. The film's 64-minute running time easily accommodates eleven first-rate songs, most of them performed by Jordan and his Tympany Six. If you're looking for a genuine all-black western rather than a musical posing as a sagebrusher, try Herb Jeffries' Bronze Buckaroo or Harlem on the Prairie. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Louis Jordan, Suzette Harbin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bud Pollard
Synopsis of Look-Out Sister
Though atrociously directed, the all-black Look Out Sister is saved by its exuberant musical numbers. Bandleader Louis Jordan imagines that he's in charge of a dude ranch. Posing as a rootin' tootin' gunslinger, Jordan saves Suzette Harbin from the mustache-twirling machinations of Monty Hawley. The film's 64-minute running time easily accommodates eleven first-rate songs, most of them performed by Jordan and his Tympany Six. If you're looking for a genuine all-black western rather than a musical posing as a sagebrusher, try Herb Jeffries' Bronze Buckaroo or Harlem on the Prairie. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Look-Out Sister
- Louis Jordan - Himself
- Monte Hawley - Mack Gordon
- Tom Southern - Cactus
- Maceo B. Sheffield - Officer Lee/The Sheriff
- Bob Scott
- Suzette Harbin - Betty Scott
- Glenn Allen - Billy
- Jack Clisby - Pistol Pete
- Louise Franklin - Bathing Beauty
- Director(s):
- Bud Pollard
- Writer(s):
- John E. Gordon
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