Miracle in Harlem

In this murder mystery, Aunt Hattie, a beloved candy maker, runs a shop with her niece, Julie, Bert, Julie's boyfriend, and Swifty, an employee. Hattie's livelihood is threatened when Mr. Marshall, a powerful candy manufacturer, schemes to swindle the kindly woman out of her business. As the plot unfolds, Mr. Marshall and his philandering son are murdered and Julie is made the prime suspect. Through vigorous police work, however, the crimes are solved and Julie is vindicated. (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).

Credits

Directed by
Jack Kemp
Music
Jack Shaindlin
Complete catalog record
In this murder mystery, Aunt Hattie, a beloved candy maker, runs a shop with her niece, Julie, Bert, Julie's boyfriend, and Swifty, an employee. Hattie's livelihood is threatened when Mr. Marshall, a powerful candy manufacturer, schemes to swindle the kindly woman out of her business. As the plot unfolds, Mr. Marshall and his philandering son are murdered and Julie is made the prime suspect. Through vigorous police work, however, the crimes are solved and Julie is vindicated. (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).

More in Tyler Texas Black Film Collection

  1. Broken Earth
  2. By-line newsreel. #1
  3. By-line newsreel. #2
  4. By-line newsreel. #3
  5. By-line newsreel. #4
  6. Murder in Harlem 1935
  7. Midnight shadow 1939
  8. Where's my man to-nite 1943
  9. The Girl in room 20 1946
  10. Vanities 1946
  11. Juke Joint 1947
  12. Boogie woogie blues 1948
  13. Miracle in Harlem 1948

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q19363689 ↗ — country, genre, credits