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Who killed Prince Ellis!
7 / 10 IMDb May 9, 1940 1h 16m
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.
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Runtime
1h 16m
Release Date
May 9, 1940
Genre
Music, Action, Adventure
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
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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
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
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
Production Companies
Aetna Film Corp.
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