Storyline In a quiet, all-black Oklahoma community live the Wilsons, whose pretty daughter Margaret is courted by awkward Buster and suave stage mentalist Prince Alihabad. On one busy night, Mr. Wilson shows his valuables to Alihabad, who plans to elope with Margaret; a mysterious man hangs around while another burglarizes the house; and someone murders Mr. Wilson! Will the killer be caught by the police, or by bumbling correspondence-school detective Junior Lingley?
Storyline A provocative peek at a typical 1950 Harlem burlesque show,
complete with racy slapstick comedy, bawdy blues singers, slick tap
dancers, and voluptuous exotic showgirls in minimal attire. Legendary
black comic, Pigmeat Markham, makes an appearance in a clever,
fast-talking sketch about a sex clinic. Though tame by contemporary
standards, these acts were definitely considered to be "adult
entertainment" at the time. Burlesque in Harlem is a fascinating look at how society's mores have changed in the last half century.
Storyline Reverend Jesse Hampton has a bone to pick with the management of
Club Harlem, a wildly popular nightspot where drinking and dancing are
the rule. No old-fashioned prude, the Reverend tries to see the positive
side of the juke joint activities, knowing that the jitterbuggers are
basically decent kids who just need to blow off a little steam. But the
preacher sees red when the club opens on the Sabbath, threatening to
turn the good townsfolk into Sunday sinners. An upcoming dance contest
seems destined to become a showdown between the powers of light and
darkness.
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