Murder on Lenox Avenue

Murder on Lenox Avenue is a 1941 American race film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.

Plot summary

In 1941 Harlem, New York City, someone gets framed for a murder while Pa Wilkins tries to replace the apartment building's former manager.

Cast

Mamie Smith as Hattie
Alec Lovejoy as Flivver Johnson
Norman Astwood as Mr. Marshall
Augustus Smith as Pa Wilkins
Alberta Perkins as Mercedes
Edna Mae Harris as Singer
Sidney Easton as Speed Simmons
Dene Larry as Ola Wilkins
Ernie Ransom as Jim Bracton
Earl Sydnor as Gregory
Herman Green as Lomax
George Williams as Montoute
Cristola Williams as Rosalia
Emily Santos as Emily
Flo Lee as Flo
Wahneta San as Wahneta

Soundtrack

Alberta Perkins - "Hot Pies"
Wahneta San - "I'm Trying to Forget You"
Mamie Smith with Sidney Easton - "I'll Get Even With You"
Wahneta San with Alec Lovejoy - "What You Know About That?"