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Moon Over Harlem (1939)

Genre : Romance, Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 9M

Director : Edgar G. Ulmer
Writer : Shirley Ulmer

Synopsis

Hardworking Minnie (Cora Green) marries "Dollar" Bill (Bud Harris) a shady gambler after her money and her attractive daughter, Sue (Izanetta Wilcois). Sue meanwhile, is in love with Bob (Carl Hough), an idealist fond of looking out over the skyline and saying "Harlem... there's so much to be done here--it's fairly screaming for leadership." When Bob decides to organize the community against local racketeers he little realizes would-be father-in-law Dollar Bill is one of them. Bill meanwhile has problems of his own: A vicious white mob from lower Manhattan is muscling in on his action, and bullets are about to fly.

Actors

Buddy Harris
Buddy Harris
Dollar Bill
Cora Green
Cora Green
Minnie
Izinetta Wilcox
Izinetta Wilcox
Sue
Earl Gough
Earl Gough
Bob
Zerita Steptean
Zerita Steptean
Jackie
Petrina Moore
Petrina Moore
Alice
Daphne Fray
Daphne Fray
Pat
Mercedes Gilbert
Mercedes Gilbert
Jackie's mother
Frances Harrod
Frances Harrod
Maud
Alec Lovejoy
Alec Lovejoy
Fats
Walter Richardson
Walter Richardson
Brother Hornsby
Slim Thompson
Slim Thompson
Long-Boy
Freddie Robinson
Freddie Robinson
Half-Pint
John Bunn
John Bunn
Wallstreet
Marieluise Bechet
Marieluise Bechet
Nina Mae Brown
Archie Cross
Archie Cross
A Boy from Newark
William Woodward
William Woodward
A Boy from Newark
Audrey Talbird
Audrey Talbird
Connie
Marie Young
Marie Young
Jean
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
Himself - Clarinetist
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Himself - Bandleader of Christopher Columbus and His Swing Crew
Frank Wilson
Frank Wilson
Patrina Waples
Patrina Waples
Woman (uncredited)

Crews

Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Director
Mathew Mathews
Mathew Mathews
Story
Shirley Ulmer
Shirley Ulmer
Screenplay
Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Producer
Frank Wilson
Frank Wilson
Story
Alfred N. Sack
Alfred N. Sack
Executive Producer
Benjamin F. Resnick
Benjamin F. Resnick
Producer
Peter E. Kassler
Peter E. Kassler
Associate Producer
J. Burgi Contner
J. Burgi Contner
Director of Photography
Edward Hyland
Edward Hyland
Director of Photography
Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp
Editor
Eugene Wolk
Eugene Wolk
Production Design
Edward Fenton
Edward Fenton
Sound Designer
Edwin Schabbehar
Edwin Schabbehar
Sound Designer
Donald Heywood
Donald Heywood
Original Music Composer

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