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Mystery in Swing

Who killed Prince Ellis!

6.0

1h 16m

1940

“Who killed Prince Ellis!”

Synopsis

In and around some great blues, swing and jazz music, a very unpopular band-leader. Prince Ellis, is killed in a Harlem nightclub, and, in and around some more great music, a detective finds the lists of suspects is very long, as Prince Ellis was indeed very unpopular with many citizens.

Director

Arthur Dreifuss

MusicActionAdventure

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Cast & Crew

Monte Hawley

as Biff Boyd

Tommie Moore

as Mae Carroll

Edward Thompson

as Capt. Hall

Marguerite Whitten

as Linda Carroll

Sybil Lewis

Sybil Lewis

as Cleo Ellis

Josephine Edwards

as Maxine Rae

Jess Lee Brooks

as John Carroll

Buck Woods

as Buck Bedford

F.E. Miller

F.E. Miller

as Sgt. Slim

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