United States / May 12, 1939
1h 9min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mercedes Gilbert | Jackie's mother |
| Frances Harrod | Maud |
| Alec Lovejoy | Fats |
| Walter Richardson | Brother Hornsby |
| 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 |
| Christopher Columbus | Himself - Bandleader of Christopher Columbus and His Swing Crew |
| Frank Wilson | |
| Patrina Waples | Woman (uncredited) |
Genres
RomanceDramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Moon Over Harlem |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Million Dollar Pictures, Meteor Productions |
| Release date | 12 maggio 1939 |
| Executive producer | Alfred N. Sack |
| Production | Edgar G. Ulmer, Peter E. Kassler, Benjamin F. Resnick |
| Writer | Mathew Mathews, Shirley Ulmer, Frank Wilson |
| Editing | Jack Kemp |
| Cinematography | J. Burgi Contner, Edward Hyland |
| Assistant directors | Edgar G. Ulmer |
| Camera operators | J. Burgi Contner, Edward Hyland |
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| Additional photography | J. Burgi Contner, Edward Hyland |
| Production design | Eugene Wolk |
| Art direction | Eugene Wolk |
| Set decoration | Eugene Wolk |
| Music | Donald Heywood, Edwin Schabbehar, Edward Fenton |
| Sound | Edwin Schabbehar, Edward Fenton, Donald Heywood |
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