Miracle in Harlem

1948 film
  • 1948 (1948)
Running time
69 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Miracle in Harlem is a 1948 American musical melodrama film, directed by Jack Kemp,[1] and starred an all African American cast.[2] It has been considered one of the best all-black independent films of the 1940s.[2][3]

Plot

A businessman fakes his own death, for business reasons.[3] A young woman is suspected of killing the business magnate who swindled her out of her family run candy business.[2]

Cast

  • Sheila Guyse as Julie Weston[2]
  • Hilda Offley as Aunt Hattie[2]
  • William Greaves as Bert Hallam
  • Creighton Thompson as Reverend Jackson[2]
  • Lawrence Criner as Albert Marshall (father)
  • Sybil Lewis as Alice Adams
  • Kenneth Freeman as Jim Marshall (son)
  • Jack Carter as Phillip Manley
  • Milton Williams as Mr. Wilkinson
  • Monte Hawley as Lieutenant Renard
  • Alfred "Slick" Chester as Detective Tracy (as Alfred Chester)
  • Ruble Blakey as Detective Foley
  • Stepin Fetchit as Swifty the Handyman[2]

Specialties acts (as featured on the soundtrack)

  • Creighton Thompson as Singer, 'A Preaching Song'
  • Savannah Churchill as Singer, 'I Want be Loved'
  • Lavada Carter as Singer, 'John Saw the Number'
  • Norma Shepherd as Singer, 'Patience & Fortitude'
  • Sheila Guyse as Singer, 'Look Down That Lonesome Road'
  • Juanita Hall as Singer, 'Chocolate Candy Blues'
  • Lynn Proctor Trio[2] as Lynn Proctor Trio Singers 'Watch Out'
  • Juanita Hall Choir as Juanita Hall Choir, performing 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' & 'Nearer My God To Thee'
  • Hilda Geeley as Singer (uncredited)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Miracle in Harlem (1948)". BFI.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Documentary offers look at early black films". The Jackson Sun. 1990-06-08. p. 37. Retrieved 2023-06-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "A few early black films still survive". The News Journal. 1990-06-22. p. 74. Retrieved 2023-06-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miracle in Harlem (1948) - Jack Kemp" – via Allmovie.com.

External links

  • Miracle in Harlem at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Miracle in Harlem at TCMDB
  • Miracle in Harlem[dead link] at BFI
  • Complete film at YouTube


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