The Sixth Man (1997)

Starring:

• Marlon Wayans
• Kadeem Hardison
• David Paymer

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Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star. Suddenly Antoine dies of heart attack and Kenny has to fill his shoes as leader of team. Some time later, Antoine returns as a ghost and helps Kenny in game and in life, but Kenny changes in the process and doesn't quite like it.

The Duke Is Tops (1938)

Starring:

• Ralph Cooper
• Lena Horne
• Laurence Criner
• Monte Hawley 
• Willie Covan 
• Neva Peoples 
• Vernon McCalla 
• Edward Thompson 
• Johnny Taylor 

Storyline
Duke Davis (Ralph Cooper) is the tireless promoter of his songstress sweetheart, Ethel Andrews (Lena Horne). Duke believes in her singing talent, and, when she gets an offer to perform in New York City, he implores her to accept it. Unwilling, however, to abandon her beau for a rival promoter, Ethel refuses to take the booking. Undeterred, Duke hatches a selfless scheme that, while it may lead Ethel to stardom in the Big Apple, also risks driving her away from him forever.

Tall, Tan, and Terrific (1946)

Starring:

• Mantan Moreland
• Monte Hawley
• Francine Everett
• Dots Johnson
• Rudy Toombs
• Barbara 'Butterbeans' Bradford
• All-Girl Golden Slipper Band
• Thelma Cordero
• Gorgeous Astor Debutantes
• Lou Swarz
• Milton Woods

Storyline

Professional gambler The Duke (Dots Johnson) attempts to cheat Handsome Harry Hansom (Monte Hawley), who owns a successful Harlem nightclub, out of his club and his contract with his lead singer and girlfriend Tall, Tan, and Terrific (Francine Everett). This leads to a murder that is solved by club comic Mantan Moreland and club photographer Butterbeans (Barbara Bradford). But the plot takes little screen time, most of which is devoted to stage acts at the nightclub.