Moon over Harlem

Resource Information

The work Moon over Harlem represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Moon over Harlem

Statement of responsibility

Meteor Productions Inc. present ; original story by Mathew Mathews ; screenplay, Sherle Castle ; directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Swing! / A. Burton Russell presents ; written and directed by Oscar Micheaux

Title variation

Swing!

Contributor

• Meteor Productions
• Diaz, Hazel
• Green, Cora
• Harris, Bud
• Heywood, Donald, d. 1967
• Lovejoy, Alex
• Mathews, Mathew
• Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951
• Newsome, Carmen
• Randolph, Amanda, 1902-1967
• Russell, A. Burton
• Seymour, Larry
• Thompson, Slim
• Ulmer, Edgar G., (Edgar George), 1904-1972
• Van Engle, Dorothy
• Wilcox, Izinetta
• Alpha Home Entertainment (Firm)

Subject

• African American women singers -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• African Americans -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
• Feature films
• Gangster films
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Musical films
• Racketeering -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Theatrical producers and directors -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Widows -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama

Genre

• Feature films
• Gangster films
• Musical films
• Drama

Language

eng

Summary

• Moon over Harlem: A Harlem widow marries a shady gambler who is after her money and her attractive daughter, Sue. Sue is in love with Bob, an idealist who decides to organize the community against local racketeers and does not realize that his would-be father-in-law Dollar Bill is one of them
• Swing!: Ted Gregory is trying to become the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway but his star singer is getting in the way. When the singer breaks her leg in an accident, a wardrobe girl for Gregory steps up to fill in for the injured star

Related

• Mandy

Cataloging source

IFA

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

• Moon over Harlem: Photography, J. Burgi Contner, Edward Hyland ; editor, Jack Kent ; music, Donald Heywood, Lorenzo Calduel, Kenneth Macomber ; conductor, Donald Heywood
• Swing!: Photographer, Lester Lang ; editor, Patricia Ronney

Dewey number

792.6

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Language note

English language soundtrack

PerformerNote

• Moon over Harlem: Bud Harris, Cora Green, Izinetta Wilcox, Carl Gough, Slim Thompson
• Swing!: Cora Green, Hazel Diaz, Carmen Newsome, Dorothy Van Engle, Alec Lovejoy, Larry Seymour, Mandy Randolph

Runtime

138

Series statement

Harlem double feature

Technique

live action