Mystery in Swing (1940)
1h 16m
Running Time
May 9, 1940Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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 / Dialogue

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

Mack Stengler
Cinematographer

Robert O. Crandall
Editor

CeePee Johnson
Bandleader / Singer / Songs

Lucille Battle
Nightclub Patron

Louise Franklin
Nightclub Patron

Arthur Dreifuss
Director / Producer

Rudolph Brent
Associate Producer

Arthur Hoerl
Screenplay

William Werckenthien
Dialogue
Details.
Release DateMay 9, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 16m
Genres
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Wiki.
Mystery in Swing is an American murder mystery film released in 1940. It was directed by Arthur Dreifuss, based on a script by Arthur Hoerl. (The University of California at Berkeley erroneously states it was directed by Arthur Hoerl.)
Mystery in Swing features music by The Four Toppers and Cee Pee Johnson and his Orchestra and was noted as being the first time a Black orchestra recorded an entire score for a film. It is currently held in the collections of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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