Always for Pleasure
Trailer: Always for Pleasure
Year: 1978
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Flower Films
Director: Les Blank
Cast: Kid Thomas Valentine, Allen Toussaint, Blue Lu Barker, Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, Aaron Neville
Crew: Les Blank (Director), Les Blank (Producer), Les Blank (Editor), Les Blank (Director of Photography), Maureen Gosling (Sound), Maureen Gosling (Production Manager)
Runtime: 58 minutes
Release: May 02, 1978
IMDb: 7.30/10 by 18 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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