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    Miracle in Harlem

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    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

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    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

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    • Sheila Guyse as Julie Weston[2]
    • Hilda Offley as Aunt Hattie[2]
    • William Greaves as Bert Hallam
    • Creighton Thompson as Reverend Jackson[2]
    • Lawrence Criner as Albert Marshall (father)
    • Sybil Lewis as Alice Adams
    • Kenneth Freeman as Jim Marshall (son)
    • Jack Carter as Phillip Manley
    • Milton Williams as Mr. Wilkinson
    • Monte Hawley as Lieutenant Renard
    • Alfred "Slick" Chester as Detective Tracy (as Alfred Chester)
    • Ruble Blakey as Detective Foley
    • Stepin Fetchit as Swifty the Handyman[2]
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    • 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

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    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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