Moon Over Harlem (1939)/Swing! (1938)

  
Format:  Moon Over Harlem (1939)/Swing! DVD 
 
 
First, set against the backdrop of a smoky uptown nightclub, "Moon Over Harlem" follows a young woman as she is alienated from her mother and framed for murder by her evil stepfather. Bud Harris, Cora Green, Izinetta Wilcox star. Then, in Oscar Micheaux's striking musical "Swing!," the complex personal lives of African-American producers and performers trying to make it big on Broadway are examined. With Green, Larry Seymour, Hazel Diaz. 138 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
 
SKU: D49319
$7.99
Regularly $9.99
Category:
Drama
Director:
Oscar Micheaux
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White
Format: 
Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Cora Green, Larry Seymour, Hazel Diaz, Alec Lovejoy, Mandy Randolph, Trixie Smith, Carman Newsome, Nat Reed, Sammy Gardiner, Dorothy Van Engle, Doli Armena
 

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