''Murder with Music'' is a 1948 American

race film The race film or race movie was a genre of film produced in the United States between about 1915 and the early 1950s, consisting of films produced for black audiences, and featuring black casts. Approximately five hundred race films were produce ...

directed by George P. Quigley. The film used footage from the 1946 film ''Mistaken Identity'' and musical footage was reused in the

short subject A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

''Bob Howard's House Party''. Alfred N. Sack "presented" the film.

Plot

In a story told in flashbacks, a musician performing at a club is killed by a thrown knife. A sexy singer, a reporter, and an escaped convict have roles in the intrigue.

Cast

* Bob Howard as Editor *

Milton Williams Milton Jawaun Williams (born April 6, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech and was drafted by the Eagles in the third round ...

as Ted * Nellie Hill as Lola *

Bill Dillard William Dillard (July 20, 1911 – January 16, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter, actor, and singer. Background Dillard was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and played in bands led by Jelly Roll Morton, Benny Carter, Luis Russell and Te ...

as Mike * George Oliver as Hal * Marjorie Oliver as Secretary * Ruth Cobbs as Mary Smith *

Ken Renard Ken Renard (1905-1993) was an actor in the United States. He had roles in '' Strange Fruit'' on stage in 1945, the film ''True Grit'' (1969) and the television series ''Robert Montgomery Presents'' (1950–1957). He was born on November 19, 1905 i ...

as Bill Smith * Andrew Maize as Jerry the Cop * Pinky Williams as Lewis *

Skippy Williams Elmer, or Elbert, "Skippy" Williams (July 27, 1916 – February 28, 1994) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and musical arranger. First credited as the arranger for some July 12, 1939 recordings for Earl Hines and His Orchestra, Skippy Willia ...

as Band leader * Alston as Dancer *Johnson as Specialty dancer *

Noble Sissle Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical ''Shuffle Along'' (1921), and its hit song "I'm Just Wild About Harry". Ea ...

as Themselves *

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as Dancer *

Soundtrack

* "Geeshee" (Written by

Sidney Easton Sidney Easton (October 2, 1885December 24, 1971) was an African-American actor, stage performer, playwright, composer, vocalist, and pianist. He worked as a performer in minstrel shows, carnivals, burlesque, and vaudeville. Starting in the 1930s ...

and Augustus Smith) * Bob Howard, accompanied by

and his Orchestra - "Too Late Baby" (Written by Sidney Easton and Augustus Smith) * Noble Sissle, accompanied by his orchestra - "Hello Happiness" (Written by Sidney Easton and Augustus Smith) * Skippy Williams and his band - "Jam Session" (Written by Skippy Williams) * Noble Sissle and by his orchestra - "Running Around" (Written by Sidney Easton and Augustus Smith) * Nellie Hill - "Can't Help It" (Written by Skippy Williams) * Nellie Hill accompanied by Skippy Williams and his band - "Can't Help It" (reprise) * Played on piano and danced by Johnson and Johnson - "That's the Cheese You Got To Squeeze"

Reviews

John Howard Reid gave a highly unfavorable account of the movie's direction and editing.

References

External links

* * 1948 films 1948 drama films 1948 musical films American black-and-white films American drama films American crime films Race films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-drama-film-stub