MusicActionAdventure
Mystery in Swing
“Who killed Prince Ellis!”
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.
Directed by Arthur Dreifuss
70
User score
3 votes
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Status
Released
Released
May 9, 1940
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
English
Top cast
Monte Hawley
Biff Boyd
Tommie Moore
Mae Carroll
Edward Thompson
Capt. Hall
Marguerite Whitten
Linda Carroll
Sybil Lewis
Cleo Ellis
Josephine Edwards
Maxine Rae
Jess Lee Brooks
John Carroll
Buck Woods
Buck Bedford
F.E. Miller
Sgt. Slim
Alfred Grant
Chet Wallace
Robert Webb
Prince Ellis
Halley Harding
Editor Bailey
Tom Southern
Sgt. Phipps
Leonard Christmas
Lawyer Jones
Charles Andrews
Turnkey
Earle Morris
Reporter Wayburn
John Lester Johnson
'Champ', Nightclub Owner
CeePee Johnson
Bandleader / Singer
Lucille Battle
Nightclub Patron
Louise Franklin
Nightclub Patron
