Murder in Harlem

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A dramatic film with the title Murder in Harlem. It consists of three (3) reels of 16mm black-and-white polyester film with optical sound. The film tells the story of a black watchman at a chemical factory who discovers a dead white woman in his factory's basement and informs his supervisors but is eventually accused of the murder. His sister Claudine (Dorothy Van Engle) ventures to Washington, DC and happens upon longtime admirer Henry Glory (Clarence Brooks), who is now a prosperous lawyer, and enlists his services to exonerate her brother.

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