The Duke Is Tops (1938) more movies like this

directed by William L. Nolte
featuring Ralph Cooper, Lena Horne, Lawrence Criner, Monte Hawley, Vernon McCalla

Also known as The Duke Is Tops, this is one of the best examples of the many all-black films made in the 1930s for what were then designated as "colored" theatres. Looking about 15 years old, Lena Horne plays the main attraction for the stage shows put on by a fellow named Duke (Ralph Cooper). When she gets a chance at a Broadway show, Lena ...

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Gang War (1940) more movies like this

directed by Leo C. Popkin
featuring Ralph Cooper, Gladys Snyder, Reginald Fenderson, Lawrence Criner, Monte Hawley

The all-black Gang War was originally designed for the "colored" movie houses which thrived in segregated communities throughout the 1930s and 1940s. The plot concerns the deadly rivalry between gangsters Killer Meade (Ralph Cooper) and Lou Baron (Lawrence Criner). The object of their war is the control of Harlem's jukeboxes, a plot device that ...

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Look-Out Sister (1948) more movies like this

directed by Bud Pollard
featuring Louis Jordan, Suzette Harbin, Monte Hawley, Glenn Allen, Tom Southern

Though atrociously directed, the all-black Look Out Sister is saved by its exuberant musical numbers. Bandleader Louis Jordan imagines that he's in charge of a dude ranch. Posing as a rootin' tootin' gunslinger, Jordan saves Suzette Harbin from the mustache-twirling machinations of Monty Hawley. The film's 64-minute running time easily ...

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