That Man of Mine (1946)

This charming, early Hollywood musical featuring an all black cast, about a production company trying to make a feature film, is really a series of musical numbers presenting exuberant musicians, mostly from the all-woman jazz forties' band, The International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Starring a very young Ruby Dee in her first film role, it was made by a small independent black production company and was one of the first films to successfully counter its era's negative stereotypes of African Americans.