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Additional authors

1. Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951.

Description

1. 3 film reels (100 min.) : sd., b&w.,; 16 mm.

Summary

1. Henry Glory, a door-to-door black salesman, meets and falls in love with Claudia Vance. On his way to her home, hoping to pledge his devotion, Henry is beaten and robbed, never having the opportunity to see Claudia. Three years later, Claudia visits a Washington D.C. law office and discovers that Henry is now a prosperous lawyer. She enlists his aid in proving the innocence of her brother, a night watchman, accused of murder. Elements of the case and the testimony of those involved are conveyed via flashback and flash-forward sequences. Henry helps Claudia vindicate her brother and the two rekindle their love. (This film is part of the Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection, a group of motion pictures made between 1935 and 1956, featuring mostly or all-black casts, produced and/or directed by African American filmmakers and shown primarily to Black audiences. All films are preceded by a 4 minute explanatory introduction by Ossie Davis.) (Circulates).

Series statement

1. (Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection)

Alternative title

1. Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection.
2. Lem Hawkins' confession.

Subject

1. Feature films
2. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction
3. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction
4. African Americans > Fiction
5. Detective and mystery films

Genre/Form

1. Detective and mystery films.

Note

1. Original title: Lem Hawkins' Confession.

Credits (note)

1. Director, writer, Oscar Micheaux; cinematographer, Charles Levine; sound, Harry Belock, Armand Schettin; art director, Tony Continenta.

Performer (note)

1. Clarence Brooks, Dorothy Van Engle, Alec Lovejoy, Andrew Bishop, Laura Bowman, Bee Freeman, Alice B. Russell, "Slick" Chester, Oscar Micheaux.

Title

1. Murder in Harlem [motion picture] / produced by A. Burton Russell (Mrs. Oscar Micheaux).

Imprint

1. St. Louis, MO : Phoenix, 1935.

Series

1. (Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection)

Credits

1. Director, writer, Oscar Micheaux; cinematographer, Charles Levine; sound, Harry Belock, Armand Schettin; art director, Tony Continenta.

Cast

1. Clarence Brooks, Dorothy Van Engle, Alec Lovejoy, Andrew Bishop, Laura Bowman, Bee Freeman, Alice B. Russell, "Slick" Chester, Oscar Micheaux.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material

Added author

1. Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951.

Added title

1. Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection.
2. Lem Hawkins' confession.

Branch call number

1. M16 4385 M