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The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight.
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Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight.
Rating:
Genre:Drama
Written By:Oscar Micheaux
In Theaters:1/1/1940
Box Office:
Runtime:107 minutes
Studio:Sack Amusement Enterprises, Micheaux Picture Corporation
Cast
Oscar Micheaux
Director
Gladys Williams
Elinor Lee
Robert Earl Jones
Benny Blue
Carman Newsome
Norman Haywood
Edna Mae Harris
Fredi Welsh
Vera Burelle
Sherry Johnson
Eddie Lemons
Brownlee
Juano Hernández
John Arthur
Columbus Jackson
"Cracker" Jackson
Laura Bowman
Benny's mother
Madeline Donegan
"Mary"
Amanda Randolph
Mary's mother
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