Miracle in Harlem

Miracle in Harlem
Miracle in Harlem
Directed by	Jack Kemp
Written by	Vincent Valentini (story and screenplay)
Produced by	Jack Goldberg ; David Goldberg
Cinematography	Don Malkames
Edited by	Don Drucker
Music by	Jack Shaindlin ; Juanita Hall
Production; company	Herald Pictures
Distributed by	Screen Guild Productions
Release date	1948;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated April 18, 2025

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

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

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]

Specialties acts (as featured on the soundtrack)

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

↑ "Miracle in Harlem (1948)". BFI.^{[ dead link ‍]}
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Documentary offers look at early black films". The Jackson Sun . 1990-06-08. p. 37. Retrieved 2023-06-20– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 "A few early black films still survive". The News Journal . 1990-06-22. p. 74. Retrieved 2023-06-20– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Miracle in Harlem (1948) - Jack Kemp" – via Allmovie.com.

External links

Miracle in Harlem at IMDb
Miracle in Harlem at TCMDB
Miracle in Harlem ^{[ dead link ‍]} at BFI
Complete film at YouTube

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[1] "Miracle in Harlem (1948)". BFI.^{[ dead link ‍]}

[:0-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Documentary offers look at early black films". The Jackson Sun . 1990-06-08. p. 37. Retrieved 2023-06-20– via Newspapers.com.

[:1-3] 1 2 "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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