Murder In Harlem
A Black night watchman at a chemical factory finds the body of a murdered white woman. After reporting it, he finds himself accused of the murder.
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A black night watchman in a chemical factory finds the body of a young white woman in the basement. Blamed for the murder, the man is tried but the real killer is unmasked during the trial. Loosely based upon elements of the Leo Frank murder trial.
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Murder In Harlem (1935) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. The uploader declared an explicit licence, linked in the source panel. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Oscar Micheaux
- Starring
- Clarence Brooks, Laura Bowman, Dorothy Van Engle, Andrew Bishop, Alec Lovejoy, Bee Freeman, Alice B. Russell, Eunice Wilson
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