Rather than hire black actors for the roles and instruct them to imitate the stereotypical voices used by the radio performers, program creators Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll performed the roles themselves in blackface.Īnother problem was the attempt to base a full-length picture on a 15-minute-long radio program. This had posed no problem on the radio, but obviously would not be suitable for a film where the actors could be seen as well as heard. Perhaps foremost was the fact that the characters of the program were portrayed as African Americans but were in fact entirely voiced by whites. The making of the picture posed several problems. ( August 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Now with the deed, Richard can sell the house, open his business, and marry Jean. Amos and Andy arrive at the Blair house too late to give him the deed, but race to the station and are able to hand over the deed just before Richard's train leaves.
They don't know the importance of the document they have, but they recognized Richard's grandfather's signature on it, and intend to deliver it to Richard the following day.Īfter failing to find the deed, a heartbroken Richard leaves for the railway station, intending to return home. However, when they return to the lodge, they realize that they had given the "Check and Double Check" paper to Ralph, instead of the deed.
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In the confusion which ensues, the cab drivers hand over what everyone believes is the deed, before they scamper out of the building. As they are about to write their message on the back, they are interrupted by Ralph and his friends, who believe that the two have found the deed. In searching for something to write on, they stumble on the deed to premises.
Amos and Andy find their document, but then realize they didn't bring any other paper to write their message to their lodge brothers. The haunted house in question in none other than the house previously owned by Richard's grandfather.Īs Amos and Andy are searching for their document, Ralph is also in the house with several of his cohorts, searching for the deed, in order to thwart Richard's chances with Jean. The lodge has an annual tradition where a pair of members must spend a night in a haunted house in Harlem, and find a document labeled, "Check and Double Check." Once they find it, they are to replace it, in a different location, with their own version, for the lodge members to find the following year. Having delivered their fare, the two cab drivers rush back to town to attend their lodge meeting. Richard runs into Amos and Andy, who used to work for his father down south, and they are all happy to see one another. Unknown to Blair or Richard, Ralph is eavesdropping on their conversation. He thinks the deed must be hidden somewhere on the property itself. Richard's grandfather used to own a large home in Harlem, and Richard hopes to find the deed to it, so he can sell it for the capital needed to start his business. Richard's family lost all their money after the death of his father. Meanwhile, Richard confides to John Blair his feelings for his daughter, and stateg that he has no intention of pursuing Jean unless he can afford to start his own business to support them. Brother member Kingfish hires them to transport Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club band to a party being given at the Blair estate. That night, Amos and Andy plan to attend a meeting at their lodge, the Mystic Knights of the Sea. The two reignite their old flame, much to the chagrin of Ralph Crawford, who has been attempting to woo Jean himself.
When the Blairs don't show up, Williams makes his own way to their house and meets their daughter, Jean, who was also his childhood sweetheart. Stuck in the traffic jam are John Blair and his wife, who were on their way to meet an old family friend, Richard Williams, at the train station. Their old vehicle has broken down, causing a traffic jam. The film also featured Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra.Īmos and Andy run the "Fresh Air Taxicab Company, Incorpulated", so named because their one taxi has no top. Walter Ruben, and Harry Ruby, it starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll in blackface, in the roles of Amos Jones and Andy Brown, respectively, which they had created for the radio show. Brown, from a screenplay by Bert Kalmar, J. The title was derived from a catchphrase associated with the show. Check and Double Check is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film produced and released by RKO Radio Pictures, based on the Amos 'n' Andy radio show.
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