Borrah Minevitch

Borrah Minevitch

Acting
1902-11-05
Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

Biography

Borrah Minevitch was a notable harmonica player, actor, and leader of his group The Harmonica Rascals.

Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles

#1Take It or Leave It

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m as (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0 / 10

A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant wife's doctor.

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#2Hit Parade of 1941

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Harmonica Rascals Leader

6.2 / 10
MusicComedyRomance

In this musical, the second entry in a five-film series, a thrift shop owner sells his business and buys a small time radio station. He begins looking for sponsors. He finds one with a department store owner who will only lend him the money if he will allow his daughter, an aspiring tap-dancer and singer, to perform on the air. This is unfortunate as she is tone-deaf. To compensate, the owner hires a real singer to dub the daughter's voice. The singer and the owner's nephew fall in love and mayhem ensues. Songs include: the Oscar nominated "Who Am I?," "Swing Low Sweet Rhythm," "In The Cool of the Evening," "Make Yourself at Home," "The Swap Shop Song," "The Trading Post," "Sally," "Ramona," "Sweet Sue," "Dinah," "Margie," and "Mary Lou."

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#3Boxcar Rhapsody

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

A Soundie with Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica Rascals.

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#4Rascals

Movie - 1938, 2h 15m as Gino

7.0 / 10
Comedy

A Gypsy band takes lots of stuff but always in a good cause. Led by Jane Withers, they pick up a socialite who has amnesia. She works as a fortune teller and raises enough money for an operation to regain her memory.

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#5Love Under Fire

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Borrah Minevitch

5.3 / 10
WarCrimeDrama

A suspense-thriller-comedy set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War.

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#6Always in My Heart

Movie - 1942, 2h 15m as (as Borrah Minevitch and His Rascals)

6.3 / 10
DramaMusic

A man is pardoned from prison and returns to Santa Rita, CA to be with his family, but discovers his children have been told he's dead and his wife is in love with another man.

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#7One in a Million

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Adolphe

7.0 / 10
ComedyMusicRomance

American theatrical manager discovers Greta Muller preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and brings her to Madison Square Garden.

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#8Top Man

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Borrah Minevitch

9.0 / 10
ComedyMusic

In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of local factory workers, the plucky lad, his siblings and his schoolmates put on a lively little show. With a little work, he even convinces Count Basie to come with his band.

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#9Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Movie - 1942, 2h 15m as Harmonica Rascals Band Leader

5.3 / 10
WarComedyRomance

Jackie Gleason and Jack Durant are teamed for the first and only time as Hank and Jed, a pair of dimwitted barbers who are forced into bankruptcy because all their customers have marched off to war. Figuring that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, Hank and Jed try to join the Army themselves, only to be rejected for a variety of reasons (When asked to read the eye-chart, Hank says he can't-not because he can't see, but because he can't read).

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#10Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Borrah Minevitch (voice) (uncredited)

5.6 / 10
AnimationComedyFamily

Tom Turkey and his friends play their harmonicas so enthusiastically that they nearly destroy the general store.

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