Lorenzo Tucker
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Straight to Heaven
Dec 12, 1939Singer Jimmy Williams' father Joe is a chemist who recently lost his job to George Elliott. Since then, Joe has been investigating the "Adam and Even" brand of canned goods sold in Harlem.
Crime
When Men Betray
Sep 01, 1929Drama
Wages of Sin
Feb 02, 1929Film producer Winston L. Jaune gives his brother J. Lee a job in his company. J. Lee promptly steals company funds, spends lavishly in cabarets, at wild parties, and on women putting the company in financial difficulties.
Drama
Ten Minutes to Live
Mar 17, 1932A movie producer offers a nightclub singer a role in his latest film, but all he really wants to do is bed her. She knows, but accepts anyway. Meanwhile, a patron at the club gets a note saying that she'll soon get another note, and that she will be killed ten minutes after that.
Drama
Veiled Aristocrats
Feb 01, 1932A young woman plans to marry, but her mother and brother--a lawyer--don't like her prospective husband and scheme to prevent the marriage.
Drama
Underworld
Sep 01, 1937
The Black King
Mar 15, 1932A confident and unscrupulous minister begins a 'back to Africa' movement, proclaiming himself Emperor of the United States of Africa.
Comedy
Temptation
Jan 01, 1935Helen Ware, an artist's model, known as the Brown Venus is sad, discouraged and unhappy. When her men friends learn that she often poses nude, they try to become unduly "friendly" or just shun her, with the result that a beautiful girl with the figure of a Goddess finds herself without a lover. In desperation, she goes to a notorious night club and is later seen about to start on the downward trail.
Drama
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
Jan 01, 1981Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer is one of seven films in the "Were You There" series produced by Carol Lawrence (the others include The Black West, The Cotton Club, The Facts of Life, Portrait of Two Artists, Sports Profile, and When the Animals Talked). This film's story revolves around Bee Freeman's (the Sepia Mae West) and Lorenzo Tucker's (the black Valentino) recollections of their relationships with Micheaux and their perceptions of his character. Danny Glover plays the role of Oscar Micheaux, Richard H arder is shown as the young Lorenzo Tucker, and Janice Morgan portrays the vamp that was Bee Freeman in Shuffle Along.
Reet, Petite, and Gone
Jan 01, 1947La star de la musique ancienne Schyler Jarvis, désormais riche, est en train de mourir; son dernier acte est un plan visionnaire pour le bonheur futur de son fils, le chef d'orchestre du swing Louis Jarvis, et Honey Carter, fille de son amour perdu depuis longtemps. Mais l'avocat véreux Talbot a un stratagème infâme pour mettre la main sur l'argent Jarvis ... et cela n'inclut aucun bonheur pour Louis et Honey. Beaucoup de swing du Tympany Five de Louis Jordan.
Music
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Apr 19, 1975Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Documentary
Black Hollywood
Nov 28, 1984Shot entirely on location in Hollywood in 1984, this feature documentary explores the role of black actors, black directors and the black audience in American movies.
Documentary
