Beale Street Mama 1946

The film is set in Memphis, Tennessee and focuses on a street sweeper who comes upon a large parcel of money. He uses the newly acquired wealth to go on a spending spree, with the hope of getting back at an old girlfriend who dumped him for another man. However, complications arise when it is discovered the money is counterfeit.

Cast:

July Jones
July Jones 

Spencer Williams
Bad News Johnson 

Rosalie Larrimore
Mathilda Mae Grimes 

Howard Galloway
Pretty Boy Brown 

J.W. (John) Hemmings
Chief of Police 

Montgne McCormy
Hazel Smith