''Moon Over Harlem'' is a 1939 American
race film directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer.
Plot summary
A gangster, Dollar Bill Richards, seduces a wealthy widow, Minnie, to get his hands on her money.
Cast
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Bud Harris as Dollar Bill
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Cora Green as Minnie
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Izinetta Wilcox as Sue
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Earl Gough as Bob
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Zerita Steptean as Jackie
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Petrina Moore as Alice
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Daphne Fray as Pat
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Mercedes Gilbert
Mercedes Gilbert ( – ) was an African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term " ...
as Jackie's mother
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Frances Harrod as Maud
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Alec Lovejoy as Fats
*Walter Richardson as Brother Hornsby
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Slim Thompson as Long-Boy
*Freddie Robinson as Half-Pint
*John Bunn as Wallstreet
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Marieluise Bechet as Nina Mae Brown
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Archie Cross
Arthur George "Archie" Cross (1880 – after 1909) was an English footballer.
Cross was born in Dartford, Kent and started his career at Dartford F.C., before joining nearby Woolwich Arsenal in April 1900. A right back, he was initially the u ...
as A Boy from Newark
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William Woodward as A Boy from Newark
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John Fortune
John Fortune (born John C. Wood; 30 June 1939 – 31 December 2013) was an English satirist, comedian, writer, and actor, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner on the TV series ''Bremner, Bird and Fortune''.
Early life
Fortu ...
as Jamaica
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Audrey Talbird as Connie
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Marie Young as Jean
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Christopher Columbus and His Swing Crew as Themselves
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Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, and first recorded several months before trumpeter Louis Armstrong. His erratic tempe ...
as Himself - Clarinetist
Soundtrack
*"My Hope Chest of Dreams" (1939) (Music and lyrics by
Donald Heywood)
*Zerita Steptean - "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (Music and lyrics by
W.C. Handy)
*Christopher Columbus and His Swing Crew and sung by Izinetta Wilcox and chorus - "Teach Me How to Sing Again" (1939) (Music and lyrics by Donald Heywood)
*Christopher Columbus and His Swing Crew - "Save Some of Those Roses for Me" (published title) as "Save Me Some of Those Kisses" (1939) (Music and lyrics by Donald Heywood)
*Mourners at the funeral - "One More River to Cross" (1939) (Music and lyrics by Donald Heywood)
*"Moon Over Harlem" (1939) (Music and lyrics by Donald Heywood)
*"Stand Together Children" (1939) (Music and lyrics by Donald Heywood)
*"Lullaby" (1939) (Music and lyrics by Donald Heywood)
External links
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Moon Over Harlem (1939)at The Department of Afro American Research, Arts, and Culture's Archive (DAARAC)
1939 films
American crime films
American romantic musical films
1939 crime films
American black-and-white films
Race films
Films directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
1930s romantic musical films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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