Sepia Sirens: The Pearl Harbor Hula (1940s, Soundie)

Starring:

• Doris Ake

Storyline
Sepia Sirens features erotic dancers from the 1940s and 1950s. "The Pearl Harbor Hula" stars Doris Ake dancing. The year this was released is unknown.

Gone Harlem (1938) [Lost Film]

The Jackson Sun
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States of America
Sun, Dec 18, 1938 · Page 28

Starring:

• Ethel Moses
• James Baskett 
• Florence Hill 
• Eugene Thompson 
• Ovie Alston 
• Plantation Club Chorus

Storyline
"A musical comedy drama of life behind the scene in a Harlem movie studio."

*** This film is considered lost until notified otherwise. ***

 

Take My Life [a.k.a. Murder Rap] (1942) [Lost Film]

The New York Age
New York, New York, New York
Sat, Jul 04, 1942 · Page 10

The New York Age
New York, New York, New York
Sat, Jun 27, 1942 · Page 10

Starring:

• Monte Hawley
• Jeni Le Gon
• Jack Carter
• The Harlem Tuff-Kids 
• DeForest Covan 
• Freddie Jackson 
• Eugene Jackson 
• Paul White 
• Eddie Lynn 
• Lovey Lane

Storyline
The Harlem Dead End Kids are brought to the brink of tragedy when one of their gang members is framed for murder. They suddenly see the error of their ways and join the United States Army and learn what it's like to be real men.

*** This film is considered lost until notified otherwise. ***

Harlem Follies (1950) [Lost Film]

Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States of America
Sun, May 07, 1950 · Page 53

Daily News
New York, New York, United States of America
Sun, Jun 11, 1950 · Page 205

Starring:

• "Chicago" Carl Davis
• Princess R'Wanda
• "Manhattan" Paul
• Max Granville
• Ruth Mason
• "Fats" Noel
• Clark Monroe
• Audry Armstrong
• "Chinky" Grimes
• Lola Avasiago
• "Shottsie" Keith
• Monique
• The "Hips Paraders"
• Savannah Club Chorus

Storyline
The picture was shot during day-light hours in the old Club Embassy and cost $75,000. Pretty Ruth Mason, who headlined at the Village sport for almost a year, is the heroine with Manhattan Paul, emcee at the club, as the guy who gets her, finally. Filmed at the Savannah Club in Harlem, New York.

*** This film is considered lost until notified otherwise. ***