Life Goes On (reissued in 1944 as His Harlem Wife)[1] is a 1938 crime drama directed by William Nolte and starring Louise Beavers, Edward Thompson, Reginald Fenderson, and Laurence Criner. It was produced by Million Dollar Productions, which created race films with African-American casts for distribution to "colored only" theaters during the years of segregation.[2][3]
| Life Goes On | |
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 Lobby card for Life Goes On | |
| Directed by | William Nolte |
| Written by | Phil Dunham |
| Produced by | Harry M. Popkin |
| Starring | Louise Beavers Edward Thompson Reginald Fenderson Laurence Criner |
| Cinematography | Robert E. Cline |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Million Dollar Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Library of Congress has a movie poster promoting Life Goes On that features inset images of Laurence Criner and Louise Beavers.[4]
Plot summary
editA mother raises two sons. One becomes a lawyer and the other a criminal.
Cast
edit- Louise Beavers as Sally Weston
- Edward Thompson as Bob Weston
- Reginald Fenderson as Henry Weston, aka Monte Howard
- Laurence Criner as Bull Connors
- Monte Hawley as District Attorney
- Hope Bennet as Betty
References
edit- ^ Richards, Larry (2005-05-27). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528.
- ^ "History of Million Dollar Productions". scvhistory.com. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ Tino, Balio (1993). Grand design : Hollywood as a modern business enterprise, 1930-1939. New York: Scribner. ISBN 0684191156. OCLC 26672195., pp. 344-347
- ^ "Life goes on". Library of Congress.
External links
edit- Life Goes On at IMDb
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