Midnight Shadow

Midnight Shadow is a 1939 film with an all African-American cast. It was directed and produced by George Randol, who was also African American.

Midnight Shadow
Directed by	George Randol
Screenplay by	Arthur Reed
Produced by	George Randol Alfred N. Sack
Starring	Frances Redd Ollie Ann Robinson Clinton Rosemond Laurence Criner
Cinematography	Arthur Reed
Edited by	Robert Jahns
Music by	Johnny Lange Lew Porter
Production company	George Randol Productions
Distributed by	Sack Amusement Enterprises
Release date	1939 (1939)
Running time	54 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The mind-reading Prince Alihabad courts a girl from Oklahoma played by Frances E. Redd. Her parents want to make her happy, but they do not like that Alihabad worships Allah. A killer is on the loose and locals fear that it might be Alihabad.

Cast

• Frances Redd as Margaret Wilson
• Buck Woods as Lightfoot
• Richard Bates as Jr. Lingley
• Clinton Rosemond as Mr. Dan Wilson
• Jesse Lee Brooks as Sergeant Ramsey
• Edward Brandon as Buster Barnett
• Ollie Ann Robinson as Mrs. Emma Wilson
• Laurence Criner (billed as John Criner) as Prince Alihabad
• Pete Webster (actor) as John Mason
• Ruby Dandridge as Mrs. Lingley
• Napoleon Simpson as Mr. Ernest Lingley

Book coverage

The film was briefly discussed in terms of plot and as an African American production in the books Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American Film, 1929-1949^[1] and Whispered Consolations: Law and Narrative in African American Life.^[2]