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Moon Over Harlem
Moon Over Harlem
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  2. Moon Over Harlem

Moon Over Harlem

1939
1h 9m
Romance
Drama
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1939

Runtime

1h 9m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

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Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 9m
May 12, 1939
Languages
English
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Production
Million Dollar Pictures
Million Dollar Pictures
Meteor Productions
Meteor Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

23 Cast Members

Buddy Harris

Dollar Bill

Cora Green

Cora Green

Minnie

Izinetta Wilcox

Sue

Earl Gough

Bob

Zerita Stepteau

Jackie

Petrina Moore

Alice

Daphne Fray

Pat

Mercedes Gilbert

Mercedes Gilbert

Jackie's mother

Frances Harrod

Maud

Alec Lovejoy

Alec Lovejoy

Fats

Walter Richardson

Brother Hornsby

Slim Thompson

Slim Thompson

Long-Boy

Freddie Robinson

Half-Pint

John Bunn

Wallstreet

Marieluise Bechet

Nina Mae Brown

Archie Cross

A Boy from Newark

William Woodward

A Boy from Newark

Audrey Talbird

Connie

Marie Young

Jean

Sidney Bechet

Himself - Clarinetist

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