Continuing my reviews of movies featuring African-Americans in front of and behind the camera in chronological order for Black History Month, we're now in 1930 when a movie featuring a couple of caricatured blacks named Amos 'n' Andy (Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll in burnt cork) from radio starred in their first feature film. (Actually their only other live-action film appearance was in The Big Broadcast of 1936.) Now these two were the most popular comedians on the audio medium at the time but whatever appeal they had there is mostly lost here as they don't do or say much that's funny. Exceptions are when Amos is on the phone and he says something inappropriate because Andy is shouting something before hand and a rear projection sequence when Amos is almost "hitting" another car and Andy covers his head in fear. Other than that, it's just lame dialogue after lame dialogue. What's even more lame is the extra subplot concerning a young rich white man who we find out is a long-lost friend of these characters that you just can't believe at all! Anyway, those two main characters aren't the reason I'm reviewing this for BHM, no way! No, it's the fact this was the first time Duke Ellington and the Cotton Club band appeared in a feature film (as opposed to some shorts previously) and were their usual entertaining selves. They alone are what make Check and Double Check worth a look. P.S. One of the players is Sue Carol who, like me, is a Chicago native but more importantly eventually quit acting to become an agent who among her clients was her future husband, Alan Ladd.