Miracle in Harlem

Miracle in Harlem
Directed byJack Kemp
Written byVincent Valentini (story and screenplay)
Produced byJack Goldberg
David Goldberg
CinematographyDon Malkames
Edited byDon Drucker
Music byJack Shaindlin
Juanita Hall
Production
company
Herald Pictures
Distributed byScreen Guild Productions
Release date
  • 1948 (1948)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Miracle in Harlem is a 1948 American musical melodrama film, directed by Jack Kemp,[1] and starred an all African American cast.[2] It has been considered one of the best all-black independent films of the 1940s.[2][3]

Plot

A businessman fakes his own death, for business reasons.[3] A young woman is suspected of killing the business magnate who swindled her out of her family run candy business.[2]

Cast

  • Creighton Thompson as Singer, 'A Preaching Song'
  • Savannah Churchill as Singer, 'I Want be Loved'
  • Lavada Carter as Singer, 'John Saw the Number'
  • Norma Shepherd as Singer, 'Patience & Fortitude'
  • Sheila Guyse as Singer, 'Look Down That Lonesome Road'
  • Juanita Hall as Singer, 'Chocolate Candy Blues'
  • Lynn Proctor Trio[2] as Lynn Proctor Trio Singers 'Watch Out'
  • Juanita Hall Choir as Juanita Hall Choir, performing 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' & 'Nearer My God To Thee'
  • Hilda Geeley as Singer (uncredited)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Miracle in Harlem (1948)". BFI.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Documentary offers look at early black films". The Jackson Sun. 1990-06-08. p. 37. Retrieved 2023-06-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "A few early black films still survive". The News Journal. 1990-06-22. p. 74. Retrieved 2023-06-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miracle in Harlem (1948) - Jack Kemp" – via Allmovie.com.


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