Harlem on the Prairie

1937 · Movie · 57 min. · United States

Harlem on the Prairie
Western Musical

A film billed as the first "all-colored" western musical. The movie reminded audiences that there were black cowboys and corrected a popular Hollywood image of an all-white Old West.

Direction Sam Newfield

Cast Herb Jeffries · F.E. Miller · Mantan Moreland · Consuelo Harris · Maceo Bruce Sheffield · Spencer Williams · George Randol · Nathan Curry · Edward Brandon · James Davis · The Four Tones · Lucius Brooks · Rudolph Hunter · Leon Buck · Ira Hardin · The Four Blackbirds

Soundtrack Lew Porter

Screenplay Fred Myton · F.E. Miller

Cinematography William Hyer

Original title Harlem on the Prairie

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Not rated (FilmAffinity)

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