Lying Lips (1939)

Stars: Edna Mae Harris, Carman Newsome, Robert Earl Jones
Director: Oscar Micheaux
Runtime: 68 Minutes
Language: English
Color:  Black and White
Format:  DVD-R
Extras: Woman's A Fool (1947)
Rating: NR
Price: $9.95

Lying Lips
(1939)

Directed by Oscar Micheaux

with
Edna Mae Harris ... Elsie Bellwood
Carman Newsome ... Benjamin Hadnot
Robert Earl Jones ... Detective Wenzer
Frances E. Williams ... Elizabeth Green
Cherokee Thornton ... John Landry
Slim Thompson ... Clyde Landry
Gladys Williams ... Aunt Josephine
Juano Hernandez ... Rev. Bryson
Henry 'Gang' Gines ... Ned Green
Don De Leo ... Farina, a club owner
Charles La Torre ... Garotti, a club owner
Robert Paquin ... District Attorney Eckert
George Reynolds ... Lt. of Police
Amanda Randolph ... Matron
Teddy Hall ... Young Boy

One of the rare Oscar Micheaux productions. A nightclub singer refuses to "date" customers, so she's framed for the murder of her aunt, convicted of the killing and sent to prison. However, her friend, who is a police detective, doesn't believe she did it and sets out to prove her innocence. 68 Minutes

Presented with the classic short subject

Woman's a Fool (1947)

with
Jean LaRue - Alabama Blossom
Birdina Hackett  - Billy Fuller - Ida Cox
The Hollywood Jitterbugs - Red Calhoun

22 Minutes