
Murder on Lenox Avenue
1941 · Movie · 1h 5m
Drama
"The rackets exposed!"
Overview
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
IMDb
4.8/10
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
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Themes
harlem, new york city























