Big Timers (1945)

A wealthy young society man is dating a beautiful young woman who he believes is also in his "class" because of her beautiful, classically trained singing voice. In actuality, she is the daughter of a poor hotel maid, and in order to keep the boyfriend from finding out just how poor the family is, the mother manages to get a fancy room in the hotel to try to convince him that her daughter is "good enough" for him. (Summary by [email protected])

Cast (IMDB): Stepin Fetchit as Porter/Specialty Act; Francine Everett as Betty Washburn/Specialty Act; Lou Swarz as Cora Washburn; Gertrude Saunders as Mabel Page/Specialty Act; Ed Hunter as Mr. Powers; Duke Williams as Tom Powers; Elveta Hunter as Mrs. Powers; Milton Woods as Hotel Manager; Walter Earle as Theater Manager; Rocky Brown as Specialty Act; Skylight as Specialty Act; Tarzana as Specialty Act; The All American Girl Band as Specialty Act.

More Information:
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126815
Internet Archive: http://archive.org/details/Big_Timers

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