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Moon Over Harlem
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| Directed by | Edgar G. Ulmer |
| Written by | Mathew Mathews (story) Shirley Ulmer (screenplay) Mathew Mathews (dialogue) Frank Wilson (story)[citation needed] (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Peter E. Kassler (associate producer) Edgar G. Ulmer (producer) Benjamin F. Resnick (producer)[citation needed] (uncredited) Alfred N. Sack (executive producer)[citation needed] (uncredited) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | J. Burgi Contner Edward Hyland |
| Edited by | Jack Kemp |
| Music by | Donald Heywood |
| Distributed by | Sack Amusements |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Moon Over Harlem is a 1939 American race film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.
Plot summary
[edit]A gangster, Dollar Bill Richards, seduces a wealthy widow, Minnie, to get his hands on her money.
Cast
[edit]- Bud Harris as Dollar Bill
- Cora Green as Minnie
- Izinetta Wilcox as Sue
- Earl Gough as Bob
- Zerita Stepteau as Jackie
- Petrina Moore as Alice
- Daphne Fray as Pat
- Mercedes Gilbert as Jackie's mother
- Frances Harrod as Maud
- Alec Lovejoy as Fats
- Walter Richardson as Brother Hornsby
- Slim Thompson as Long-Boy
- Freddie Robinson as Half-Pint
- John Bunn as Wallstreet
- Marieluise Bechet as Nina Mae Brown
- Archie Cross as A Boy from Newark
- William Woodward as A Boy from Newark
- John Fortune as Jamaica
- Audrey Talbird as Connie
- Marie Young as Jean
- Christopher Columbus and His Swing Crew as Themselves
- Sidney Bechet as himself - Clarinetist
Soundtrack
[edit]- "My Hope Chest of Dreams" (1939) (Music and lyrics by Donald Heywood)
- Zerita Stepteau - "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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Wikiquote has quotations related to Moon Over Harlem.
- Moon Over Harlem at IMDb
- Moon Over Harlem at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
- Moon Over Harlem is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Moon Over Harlem (1939) at The Department of Afro American Research, Arts, and Culture's Archive (DAARAC)
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