Midnight Shadow
| Midnight Shadow | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | George Randol |
| Starring |
Frances Redd Ollie Ann Robinson Clinton Rosemond Laurence Criner |
Release dates | 1939 |
Running time | 54 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Midnight Shadow is a 1939 film with an all African American cast.
Plot
The mind reading Prince Alihabad courts a girl from Oklahoma. Her parents want to make her happy, but they do not like that Alihabad worships Allah. A killer is on the loose and it might be Alihabad.
Cast
- Frances Redd as Margaret Wilson
- Buck Woods] as Lightfoot
- Richard Bates as Jr. Lingley
- Clinton Rosemond as Mr. Dan WIlson
- Jesse Lee Brooks as Sergeant Ramsey
- Edward Brandon] as Buster Barnett
- Ollie Ann Robinson as Mrs. Emma Wilson
- John Criner as Prince Alihabad
- Pete Webster as John Mason
- Ruby Dandridge as Mrs. Lingley
- Napoleon Simpson as Mr. Ernest Lingley
Book coverage
The film was covered in the books Hollywood be thy name: African American religion in American film, 1929-1949[1] and Whispered consolations: law and narrative in African American life.[2]
References
- ↑ Weisenfeld, Judith (January 8, 2007). Hollywood be thy name: African American religion in American film, 1929-1949. University of California Press. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ↑ Christian Suggs, Jon (February 15, 2000). Whispered consolations: law and narrative in African American life. University of Michigan Press. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
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