Check and Double Check
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. The title was derived from a catchphrase associated with the show. Directed by Melville W. Brown, from a screenplay by Bert Kalmar, J. 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. The film also featured Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra.
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| Directed by | Melville W. Brown |
| Written by | Bert Kalmar J. Walter Ruben Harry Ruby |
| Produced by | William LeBaron |
| Starring | Charles Correll Freeman Gosden |
| Cinematography | William Marshall |
| Edited by | Claude Berkeley |
Production company | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 77 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $967,000 |
| Box office | $1,810,000 |
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