Alec Lovejoy

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Swing!
5.6

Swing!

Apr. 29, 1938

Swing!

Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.
God’s Step Children
5.6

God’s Step Children

Jan. 01, 1938

God’s Step Children

Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl’s fixation with ...
Birthright
5.8

Birthright

Jan. 01, 1938

Birthright

After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.
Murder In Harlem
5

Murder In Harlem

Dec. 12, 1935

Murder In Harlem

A Black night watchman at a chemical factory finds the body of a murdered white woman. After reporting it, he finds himself accused of the murder.
St. Louis Blues
6.5

St. Louis Blues

Sep. 08, 1929

St. Louis Blues

In this all-black cast short, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith finds her gambler lover Jimmy messin’ with a pretty, younger woman; he ...
Black and Tan
6.5

Black and Tan

Dec. 08, 1929

Black and Tan

Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi ...