Movie Description
Moon Over Harlem
(1939)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Edgar G. Ulmer
- Producer : Edgar G. Ulmer,Benjamin F. Resnick
- Editor : Jack Kemp
- Cast : Buddy Harris,Cora Green,Izinetta Wilcox,Earl Gough,Zerita Steptean,Petrina Moore,Daphne Fray,Mercedes Gilbert,Frances Harrod,Alec Lovejoy,Walter Richardson,Slim Thompson,Freddie Robinson,John Bunn,Marieluise Bechet,Archie Cross,William Woodward,Audrey Talbird,Marie Young,Sidney Bechet,Christopher Columbus,Frank Wilson,Patrina Waples
Cast
Dollar Bill
Minnie
Sue
Bob
Jackie
Alice
Pat
Jackie's mother
Maud
Fats
Brother Hornsby
Long-Boy
Half-Pint
Wallstreet
Nina Mae Brown
A Boy from Newark
A Boy from Newark
Connie
Jean
Himself - Clarinetist
Himself - Bandleader of Christopher Columbus and His Swing Crew
Woman (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleMoon Over Harlem
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-05-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 09m
Production CompaniesMillion Dollar Pictures,Meteor Productions
Genres
- Romance
- Drama
- Crime