The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Shirley UlmerScreenplay
- Edgar G. UlmerDirector
- Donald HeywoodOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Buddy HarrisDollar Bill
- Cora GreenMinnie
- Izinetta WilcoxSue
- Earl GoughBob
- Zerita StepteauJackie
- Petrina MooreAlice
- Daphne FrayPat
- Mercedes GilbertJackie's mother
- Frances HarrodMaud
- Alec LovejoyFats
- Walter RichardsonBrother Hornsby
- Slim ThompsonLong-Boy
Stills
Themes
widowharlem, new york city