The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
Dramatic events in a Harlem apartment house center around Pa Wilkins, chosen by the Better Business League to replace their ousted, crooked leader Marshall...who wants revenge; and Pa's ward Jim Bracton, a two-timing Romeo whose affairs are coming to a crisis. And hanging around is Marshall's murderous junkie henchman, Lomax. Will it all end in someone's being killed?
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur DreifussDirector
- Vincent ValentiniWriter
- Bryna IvensWriter
- Donald HeywoodOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mamie SmithHattie
- Alec LovejoyFlivver Johnson (as Alex Lovejoy)
- Norman AstwoodMr. Marshall
- Augustus SmithPa Wilkins (as Gus Smith)
- Sidney EastonSpeed Simmons
Themes
harlem, new york city