Murder on Lenox Avenue

Murder on Lenox Avenue is a 1941 American race film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.

Plot summary
In 1941 Harlem, New York City, someone gets framed for a murder while Pa Wilkins tries to replace the apartment building's former manager.

Cast

 * Mamie Smith as Hattie
 * Alec Lovejoy as Flivver Johnson
 * Norman Astwood as Mr. Marshall
 * Augustus Smith as Pa Wilkins
 * Alberta Perkins as Mercedes
 * Edna Mae Harris as Singer
 * Sidney Easton as Speed Simmons
 * Dene Larry as Ola Wilkins
 * Ernie Ransom as Jim Bracton
 * Earl Sydnor as Gregory
 * Herman Green as Lomax
 * George Williams as Montoute
 * Cristola Williams as Rosalia
 * Emily Santos as Emily
 * Flo Lee as Flo
 * Wahneta San as Wahneta

Soundtrack

 * Alberta Perkins - "Hot Pies" (Written by Donald Heywood)
 * Wahneta San - "I'm Trying to Forget You" (Written by Donald Heywood)
 * Mamie Smith with Sidney Easton - "I'll Get Even With You" (Written by Donald Heywood)
 * Wahneta San with Alec Lovejoy - "What You Know About That?" (Written by Donald Heywood)