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Murder in Harlem (also released as Lem Hawkins Confession) is a 1935 American race film written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux, who also appears in the film. He remade his 1921 silent film The Gunsaulus Mystery.
Basing the works on the 1913 trial of Leo Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, Micheaux used the detective genre to introduce different voices and conflicting accounts by his characters.
Original Release
01/01/1935
US Release
01/01/1935
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clarence Brooks | Henry Glory |
| Dorothy Van Engle | Claudia / Claudia Vance |
| Andrew Bishop | Brisbane / Anthony Brisbane |
| Alec Lovejoy | Lem Hawkins |
| Laura Bowman | Mrs. Epps |
| Bee Freeman | The Catbird |
| Lionel Monagas | Undetermined Role |
| Sandy Burns | Undetermined Role |
| Lea Morris | Undetermined Role |
| Joie Brown Jr. | Undetermined Role |
Directors
Oscar Micheaux, Clarence Williams
Writers
Clarence Williams, Oscar Micheaux
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clarence Brooks | Henry Glory |
| Dorothy Van Engle | Claudia / Claudia Vance |
| Andrew Bishop | Brisbane / Anthony Brisbane |
| Alec Lovejoy | Lem Hawkins |
| Laura Bowman | Mrs. Epps |
| Bee Freeman | The Catbird |
| Lionel Monagas | Undetermined Role |
| Sandy Burns | Undetermined Role |
| Lea Morris | Undetermined Role |
| Joie Brown Jr. | Undetermined Role |
| Eunice Wilson | Singer |
| Henrietta Loveless | Undetermined Role |
| Lorenzo McClane | Arthur Vance |
| Helen Davis | Undetermined Role |
| David Hanna | Undetermined Role |
| 'Slick' Chester | Detective |
| Byron Shores | Undetermined Role |
| Oscar Micheaux | Second Detective |
| Eli Pugh | Undetermined Role |
| Cecil Scott | Clarinetist in Clarence Williams Orchestra in Cabaret Sequence |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alice B. Russell | Producer |
| Oscar Micheaux | Producer |
