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Don't Play Us Cheap

Release Year
1972
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Comedy
Music
Romance
Directed By
Melvin Van Peebles
Don't Play Us Cheap

As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Esther Rolle

Miss Maybell

Avon Long

Brother Dave

Mabel King

House Guest at the Party

Rhetta Hughes

Earnestine

Frank Carey

Mr. Johnson

Thomas Anderson

Mr. Percy

Robert Dunn

Guest

Jay Van Leer

Mrs. Johnson (as Jay Vanleer)

Joshie Jo Armstead

Guest

Joe Keyes Jr.

Trinity (as Joseph Keyes)

George "Ooppee" McCurn

Guest

Nate Barnett

Guest

Crew

Melvin Van Peebles

Director

Melvin Van Peebles

Screenplay

Robert Maxwell

Director of Photography

Melvin Van Peebles

Editor

Bernard Johnson

Costume Design

Bernard Johnson

Costume Design

Melvin Van Peebles

Theatre Play

Melvin Van Peebles

Songs

Melvin Van Peebles

Music

Harold Wheeler

Music Director

Todd Scott

Sound

Mike Lamb

First Assistant Camera

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