Murder with Music
Murder with Music | |
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Directed by | George P. Quigley |
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Starring | See below |
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Distributed by | Sack Amusements |
Release date | 1945 |
Running time | 59 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
Plot[]
In 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[]
- Bob Howard as Editor
- as Ted
- as Lola
- Bill Dillard as Mike
- as Hal [5]
- as Secretary
- as Mary Smith
- as Bill Smith
- as Jerry the Cop
- as Lewis
- Skippy Williams as Band leader
- as Dancer
- Johnson as Specialty dancer
- Noble Sissle as Themselves
- as Dancer
- [6]
Soundtrack[]
- "Geeshee" (Written by Sidney Easton and )
- 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[]
John Howard Reid gave a highly unfavorable account of the movie's direction and editing.[7]
References[]
- ^ "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".
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=bsoUXGZSxZcC&pg=PA670&dq=%22ken+renard%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS88iluZb0AhUKSjABHedaDzYQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=%22ken%20renard%22&f=false
- ^ 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 download at the Internet Archive
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1948 films
- American films
- 1948 drama films
- 1948 musical films
- American black-and-white films
- American drama films
- Race films
- 1940s drama film stubs