Murder with Music
| Murder with Music | |
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Original film poster | |
| Directed by | George P. Quigley |
| Written by |
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| Starring | See below |
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| Distributed by | Sack Amusements |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Murder with Music is a 1948 [1] American race film from Century Productions, produced and directed by George P. Quigley. The film used footage from an earlier 1940s race film Mistaken Identity,[2] additional footage from which was re-used in the 1948 short subject Bob Howard's House Party.[3][4] Sack Amusement Enterprises distributed the film.
Plot
In a story told in flashbacks, a newspaper editor explains to a wannabe reporter why he doesn't want to hire any new reporters. The editor, a flirty singer, a reporter, an escaped convict, a nighclub manager and his wife, two bands, and a club piano player have roles in the action, which eventually leads to the murder of the piano player and offers many musical numbers and comedy skits in the meantime.
Cast
- Bob Howard as Editor
- Milton Williams as Ted Simmons
- Nellie Hill as Lola
- Bill Dillard as Mike
- George Oliver as Hal Ford [5]
- Ruth Cobbs as Mary Smith
- Ken Renard as Bill Smith
- Andrew Maize as Patrolman Jerry O'Hara
- Marjorie Oliver as Smith's Secretary
- Nobel (sic) Sissle and His Orchestra as Party Band
- Johnson & Johnson as Club Tap Dancers
- Pinky Williams as Lewis the club piano player
- Skippy Williams and His Band as Club Band
- Alston & Young as Club Comic Dancers
Soundtrack
- "Geeshee" (Written by Sidney Easton and Augustus Smith)
- Bob Howard, accompanied by Noble Sissle and his Orchestra - "Too Late Baby" (Written by Sidney Easton and Augustus Smith)
- Noble Sissle, accompanied by his orchestra - "Hello Happiness" (Written by Sidney Easton and Augustus Smith)
- Skippy Williams and his band - "Jam Session" (Written by Skippy Williams)
- Noble Sissle and by his orchestra - "Running Around" (Written by Sidney Easton and Augustus Smith)
- Nellie Hill accompanied by Andrew Maize - "Can't Help It" (Written by Skippy Williams)
- Nellie Hill accompanied by Skippy Williams and his band - "Can't Help It" (reprise)
- Played on piano and danced by Johnson and Johnson - "That's the Cheese You Got To Squeeze"
Reviews
John Howard Reid gave a highly unfavorable account of the movie's direction and editing.[6]
References
NOTE: References 1,2 and 4 are all dead links which should be removed from unaccessable Reflist.
- ^ "Celluloid Improvisations ♫ LEARN".
- ^ Institute, American Film; Afi, American Film (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209640.
- ^ "MISTAKEN IDENTITY". Library of Congress. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ p. 1134 Webb, Graham Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959 McFarland (July 13, 2020)
- ^ "Tuskegee Airman, actor, and activist: A Father's Day tribute to my dad".
- ^ Reid, John Howard (July 1, 2012). Great Movie Musicals on DVD. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781105860447 – via Google Books.
External links
- Murder with Music at IMDb
- Murder with Music is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive