Mystery in Swing (1940)
In and around some great blues, swing and jazz music, a very unpopular band-leader. Prince Ellis, is killed in a Harlem nightclub, and, in and around some more great music, a detective finds the lists of suspects is very long, as Prince Ellis was indeed very unpopular with many citizens.
Director:
Arthur Dreifuss
Writer:
Arthur Hoerl
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Monte Hawley as Biff Boyd |
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Tommie Moore as Mae Carroll |
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Edward Thompson as Capt. Hall |
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Marguerite Whitten as Linda Carroll |
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Sybil Lewis as Cleo Ellis |
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Josephine Edwards as Maxine Rae |
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Jess Lee Brooks as John Carroll |
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Buck Woods as Buck Bedford |
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F.E. Miller as Sgt. Slim |
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Alfred Grant as Chet Wallace |
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Robert Webb as Prince Ellis |
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Halley Harding as Editor Bailey |
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Tom Southern as Sgt. Phipps |
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Leonard Christmas as Lawyer Jones |
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Charles Andrews as Turnkey |
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Earle Morris as Reporter Wayburn |
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John Lester Johnson as 'Champ', Nightclub Owner |
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CeePee Johnson as Bandleader / Singer |
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Lucille Battle as Nightclub Patron |
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Louise Franklin as Nightclub Patron |
| Directing | Arthur Dreifuss | Director |
| Production | Arthur Dreifuss | Producer |
| Production | Rudolph Brent | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Arthur Hoerl | Screenplay |
| Writing | F.E. Miller | Dialogue |
| Writing | William Werckenthien | Dialogue |
| Sound | CeePee Johnson | Songs |
