Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham Trailers

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) TrailerBlack Woodstock TrailerBurlesque in Harlem Trailer

Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham was an African American entertainer. Though best known as a comedian, Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor. His nickname came from a stage routine, in which he declared himself to be "Sweet Poppa Pigmeat". He was sometimes credited in films as Pigmeat "Alamo" Markham. He is also known for his 1968 single "Here Comes the Judge", which is often considered to be the earliest hip hop record.

Most Popular Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham Trailers

Total trailers found: 12

Swanee Showboat Trailer (1940)

23 January 1940

A Bevy of Beauties and a Boatload of Fun

Black Woodstock Trailer (1969)

31 July 1969

The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the summer of 1969 to celebrate African American music and culture and to promote the continued politics of black pride.

That's My Baby! Trailer (1944)

14 September 1944

A love triangle occurs between the publisher's daughter Betty Moody. comic book artist Tim Jones, and the company's wily manipulative manager Hilton Payne.

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Trailer (2021)

02 July 2021

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity.

Burlesque in Harlem Trailer (1949)

02 January 1949

A filming of a burlesque act in 1954 Harlem, complete with singers, baggy-pants comics and "exotic" dancers.

One Big Mistake Trailer (1940)

23 January 1940

A straight man comes over to three comedians and tells them how the only way to handle a woman is to treat her rough and make her like it.

House-Rent Party Trailer (1946)

23 January 1946

Summaries Shorty's wife throws him out of the house for lying around reading detective thrillers and letting his boss Pigmeat get away with not paying him for the work he does at Pigmeat's barber shop in Harlem.

Fight That Ghost Trailer (1946)

01 January 1946

Pigmeat and Shorty, who own "Pigmeat and Shorty's Bootery", are told by their landlord to either pay up or get out.

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats Trailer (1947)

23 January 1947

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost Trailer (1940)

27 August 1940

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

Pigmeat Throws the Bull Trailer (1945)

24 December 1945

Soundie of Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham and Mable Lee performing "Pigmeat Throws the Bull."

Junction 88 Trailer (1947)

01 January 1947

In Junction 88, a small all-black community, pretty Lolly Simpkins loves gentle songwriter Buster Jenkins, who makes too little money to marry.