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Midnight Shadow
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Wikipedia article
'Midnight Shadow' is a 1939 film with an all African-American cast. It was directed and produced by George Randol, who was also African American.
Plot
The mind-reading Prince Alihabad courts a girl from Oklahoma played by Frances E. Redd. Her parents want to make her happy, but they do not like that Alihabad worships Allah. A killer is on the loose and locals fear that it might be Alihabad.
Cast
* Frances Redd as Margaret Wilson
* Buck Woods as Lightfoot
* Richard Bates as Jr. Lingley
* Clinton Rosemond as Mr. Dan Wilson
* Jesse Lee Brooks as Sergeant Ramsey
* Edward Brandon as Buster Barnett
* Ollie Ann Robinson as Mrs. Emma Wilson
* Laurence Criner (billed as John Criner) as Prince Alihabad
* Pete Webster (actor) as John Mason
* Ruby Dandridge as Mrs. Lingley
* Napoleon Simpson as Mr. Ernest Lingley
Book coverage
The film was briefly discussed in terms of plot and as an African American production in the books 'Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American Film, 1929-1949' and 'Whispered Consolations: Law and Narrative in African American Life'.
References
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