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Murder in Harlem (Lem Hawkins' Confession)
1935. USA. Oscar Micheaux. 98 min.
Sunday, October 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1), T1
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Murder in Harlem (Lem Hawkins' Confession)
1935. USA. Directed by Oscar Micheaux. With Clarence Brooks, Alec Lovejoy. In a dramatic and controversial reimagining of the notorious Leo Frank case, an African American night watchman is unfairly accused of the murder of a young white woman. Print courtesy of G. William Jones Film and Video Collection, Harmon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University. 98 min.
In the Film exhibition Hollywood on the Hudson: Filmmaking in New York, 1920–39
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