Murder on Lenox Avenue
1941 American film
- 1941 (1941)
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Murder on Lenox Avenue is a 1941 American race film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.[1]
Plot summary
In 1941 Harlem, New York City, someone gets framed for a murder while Pa Wilkins tries to replace the apartment building's former manager.
Cast
- Mamie Smith as Hattie
- Alec Lovejoy as Flivver Johnson
- Norman Astwood as Mr. Marshall
- Augustus Smith as Pa Wilkins
- Alberta Perkins as Mercedes
- Edna Mae Harris as Singer
- Sidney Easton as Speed Simmons
- Dene Larry as Ola Wilkins
- Ernie Ransom as Jim Bracton
- Earl Sydnor as Gregory
- Herman Green as Lomax
- George Williams as Montoute
- Cristola Williams as Rosalia
- Emily Santos as Emily
- Flo Lee as Flo
- Wahneta San as Wahneta
Soundtrack
- Alberta Perkins - "Hot Pies" (Written by Donald Heywood)
- Wahneta San - "I'm Trying to Forget You" (Written by Donald Heywood)
- Mamie Smith with Sidney Easton - "I'll Get Even With You" (Written by Donald Heywood)
- Wahneta San with Alec Lovejoy - "What You Know About That?" (Written by Donald Heywood)
References
- ^ "Murder on Lenox Avenue". Library of Congress.
External links
- Murder on Lenox Avenue at IMDb
- Murder on Lenox Avenue is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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