Murder with Music is a 1948 [1] American race film directed by George P. Quigley. The film used footage from the 1946 film Mistaken Identity and musical footage was reused in the short subject Bob Howard's House Party.[2][3] Alfred N. Sack "presented" the film.
| Murder with Music | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | George P. Quigley |
| Written by |
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| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | |
| Distributed by | Sack Amusements |
Release date |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn a story told in flashbacks, a musician performing at a club is killed by a thrown knife. A sexy singer, a reporter, and an escaped convict have roles in the intrigue.[4]
Cast
edit- Bob Howard as Editor
- Milton Williams as Ted
- Nellie Hill as Lola
- Bill Dillard as Mike
- George Oliver as Hal [5]
- Marjorie Oliver as Secretary
- Ruth Cobbs as Mary Smith
- Ken Renard as Bill Smith
- Andrew Maize as Jerry the Cop
- Pinky Williams as Lewis
- Skippy Williams as Band leader
- Alston as Dancer
- Johnson as Specialty dancer
- Noble Sissle as Themselves
- Young as Dancer
- Ken Renard[6]
Soundtrack
edit- "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 - "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
editJohn Howard Reid gave a highly unfavorable account of the movie's direction and editing.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Celluloid Improvisations ♫ LEARN".
- ^ "MISTAKEN IDENTITY". Library of Congress. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ p. 1134 Webb, Graham Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959 McFarland (July 13, 2020)
- ^ "Mistaken Identity (aka. Murder withMusic) (1941) | UC Berkeley Library". www.lib.berkeley.edu.
- ^ "Tuskegee Airman, actor, and activist: A Father's Day tribute to my dad".
- ^ Institute, American Film; Afi, American Film (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209640.
- ^ Reid, John Howard (July 1, 2012). Great Movie Musicals on DVD. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781105860447 – via Google Books.
External links
edit- Murder with Music at IMDb
- Murder with Music is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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