Life Goes On
Lobby card for Life Goes On
Directed byWilliam Nolte
Written byPhil Dunham
Produced byHarry M. Popkin
StarringLouise Beavers
Edward Thompson
Reginald Fenderson
Laurence Criner
CinematographyRobert E. Cline
Production
company
Distributed byMillion Dollar Productions
Release date
April 1, 1938
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Life Goes On (reissued in 1944 as His Harlem Wife)[1] is a 1938 crime drama directed by William Nolte and starring Louise Beavers, Edward Thompson, Reginald Fenderson, and Laurence Criner. It was produced by Million Dollar Productions, which created race films with African-American casts for distribution to "colored only" theaters during the years of segregation.[2][3]

The Library of Congress has a movie poster promoting Life Goes On that features inset images of Laurence Criner and Louise Beavers.[4]

Plot summary

A mother raises two sons. One becomes a lawyer and the other a criminal.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Richards, Larry (2005-05-27). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528.
  2. ^ "History of Million Dollar Productions". scvhistory.com. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  3. ^ Tino, Balio (1993). Grand design : Hollywood as a modern business enterprise, 1930-1939. New York: Scribner. ISBN 0684191156. OCLC 26672195., pp. 344-347
  4. ^ "Life goes on". Library of Congress.

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