Astor Pictures Corp. Popular Movie

Jennie is a twelve-year-old girl living with her parents in extremely rural mountain country. Her schoolteacher, Miss Carol, though a mountain girl...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shirley Mills

A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Zasu Pitts

An all-black musical featuring the talent of funnyman Mantan Moreland.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Mantan Moreland

Mexican feature film

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Cast: Irina Baronova

Reverend John Burnside, American missionary in the Far East, prepares to return home after twenty years to take up the fight against Communism. The...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kent Taylor

Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly released previously as individual "soundies".

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Count Basie

Follows the band's rise in show business, starting with its origins in the Navy during World War II and their struggle to make it.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ruby Dee

Billy Martin, whose band is rebelling against him for lack of paying gigs, scores an important audition with Joe Corwin, who is opening a new club...

Genre: Music

Cast: Billy Eckstine

An all-black cast feature comedy film written, directed by, and starring Eddie Green. Co-star Babe Matthews was married to Green and she was a very...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Eddie Green

A musical revue featuring a variety of acts of singing, comedy sketches, burlesque dancers, and more.

Genre: Music

Cast: Jean LaRue

O'Voutie O'Rooney was marketed as a short film by indie distributor Astor Pictures, who tagged it along with feature films made for all-black cinemas.

Genre: Music

Cast: Slim Gaillard