That Man of Mine
{{short description|1946 film}}
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| director = Leonard Anderson
| writer = Powell Lindsey
Les Hafner
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| producer = William Alexander
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| cinematography = Don Malkames
| editing = Theo. H. Markovic
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| released = {{Film date|1946|||United States}}
| runtime = 56 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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That Man of Mine is an American film released in 1946.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gaOTDwAAQBAJ&q=%22that+man+of+mine%22+%22leonard+anderson%22&pg=PA165|title=Astor Pictures: A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965|first=Michael R.|last=Pitts|date=April 25, 2019|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476676494|via=Google Books}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nywift.org/that-man-of-mine-1947/|title=That Man of Mine (1947), New York Women in Film & Television}} Directed by Leonard Anderson, it features an African-American cast.
According to the New York Times, the all female group The International Sweethearts of Rhythm features in "several" soundies that were "culled" from the film.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/movies/soundies-duke-ellington.html|title=The Swinging, Jamming Musical Charms of 1940s Soundies|first=Manohla|last=Dargis|work=The New York Times |date=June 11, 2020|via=NYTimes.com}}
Cast
- Ruby Dee as Joan
- Harrel Tillman
- Powell Lindsay as Sid
- Tommie Moore as Honey Diamond (previously known as Jenny)
- Flo Hawkins as Nicky
- Rhina Harris
- Berty Haynes
- Ruth Dubois
- Kenneth Broomes as Dancer
- Billie and Millie as Dancers
- The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
- Anna Mae Winburn
- Henri Woode{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/564008/that-man-of-mine|title=That Man of Mine (1946) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies}}
Music
Several songs are included in the film: "Breaking My Heart" by Joe Liggins, "How About That Jive" by Tiny Davis, "Jam Session", "Don't Get It Twisted", "Vi Vigor", "The Thing", "Standing Room Only", "That Man of Mine" by Maurice King (musician), "Woode Would" by Bob MacRae, "It's Just Like That", "Dear One" by Henri Woode, Marion Marlowe."Jazz on the Screen" by David Meeker via Library of Congress{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200021734/|title=THAT MAN OF MINE|website=Library of Congress}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |last1=McGee |first1=Kristin A. |title=Some Liked It Hot: Jazz Women in Film and Television, 1928–1959 |date=2011 |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |isbn=9780819569677 |pages=180–200 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmsbhYc8-XEC&q=%22that+man+of+mine%22 |chapter=8. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm and Independent Black Sound Film}}
Category:African-American films