Mystery in Swing

Mystery in Swing

76 mins | Action, Adventure, Music | May 9, 1940

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.

Mystery in Swing

76 mins | Action, Adventure, Music | May 9, 1940

Mystery in Swing
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.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Aetna Film Corp.
Original title Mystery in Swing
Directors Arthur Dreifuss
Writers William Werckenthien, F.E. Miller, Arthur Hoerl

Cast

Monte Hawley

as Biff Boyd

Tommie Moore

as Mae Carroll

Edward Thompson

as Capt. Hall

Marguerite Whitten

as Linda Carroll

Sybil Lewis

as Cleo Ellis

Josephine Edwards

as Maxine Rae

Jess Lee Brooks

as John Carroll

Buck Woods

as Buck Bedford

F.E. Miller

as Sgt. Slim

Alfred Grant

as Chet Wallace

Robert Webb

as Prince Ellis

Halley Harding

as Editor Bailey

Tom Southern

as Sgt. Phipps

Leonard Christmas

as Lawyer Jones

Charles Andrews

as Turnkey

Earle Morris

as Reporter Wayburn

John Lester Johnson

as 'Champ', Nightclub Owner

CeePee Johnson

as Bandleader / Singer

Lucille Battle

as Nightclub Patron

Louise Franklin

as Nightclub Patron