Miracle in Harlem explained
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.[3]
Plot
A businessman fakes his own death, for business reasons. A young woman is suspected of killing the business magnate who swindled her out of her family run candy business.
Cast
- Sheila Guyse as Julie Weston
- Hilda Offley as Aunt Hattie
- William Greaves as Bert Hallam
- Creighton Thompson as Reverend Jackson
- 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
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 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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Miracle in Harlem (1948). BFI.
- News: 1990-06-08 . Documentary offers look at early black films . 37 . . 2023-06-20 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1990-06-22 . A few early black films still survive . 74 . . 2023-06-20 . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Miracle in Harlem (1948) - Jack Kemp . Allmovie.com.
