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Moon Over Harlem

1939 • 1h9m • Romance, Drama, Crime

Rating

3.8/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Edgar G. Ulmer

Screenplay

Shirley Ulmer

Cast

Buddy Harris

Cora Green

Izinetta Wilcox

Release date

5/12/1939

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

10