Moon Over Harlem (1939) | All-Black Cast Film Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer

D: Edgar G. Ulmer. Bud Harris, Cora Green, Izinetta Wilcox, Earl Gough, Zerritta Stepteau, Petrina Moore, Christopher Columbus and His Swing Band, Sidney Bechet and His Clarinet. Fascinating all-black melodrama with music, about a wealthy widow who marries a heel, and the daughter she unjustly accuses of trying to seduce him. Oh yes, there's a subplot about gangsters preying on pushcart vendors. Possibly the cheapest of Ulmer's fabled ultra-low-budget projects; shot in just four days, but retains a real sense of time and place. - Maltin's Movie Guide

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