Movie: Moon Over Harlem

Top 10 Billed Cast

Buddy Harris
Buddy Harris

Dollar Bill

Cora Green
Cora Green

Minnie

Izinetta Wilcox
Izinetta Wilcox

Sue

Earl Gough
Earl Gough

Bob

Zerita Steptean
Zerita Steptean

Jackie

Petrina Moore
Petrina Moore

Alice

Daphne Fray
Daphne Fray

Pat

Mercedes Gilbert
Mercedes Gilbert

Jackie's mother

Frances Harrod
Frances Harrod

Maud

Alec Lovejoy
Alec Lovejoy

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    Hardworking Minnie (Cora Green) marries "Dollar" Bill (Bud Harris) a shady gambler after her money and her attractive daughter, Sue (Izanetta Wilcois). Sue meanwhile, is in love with Bob (Carl Hough), an idealist fond of looking out over the skyline and saying "Harlem... there's so much to be done here--it's fairly screaming for leadership." When Bob decides to organize the community against local racketeers he little realizes would-be father-in-law Dollar Bill is one of them. Bill meanwhile has problems of his own: A vicious white mob from lower Manhattan is muscling in on his action, and bullets are about to fly.

  • Release Date

    1939-05-12

  • Average

    4.2

  • Rating:

    2.1 starts
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    English
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