Film

Hallelujah (1929)

Name: Hallelujah
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1929-08-20
Cast: Daniel L. Haynes, Nina Mae McKinney, William Fountaine, Harry Gray, Fanny Belle DeKnight

IMDb6.6100 min

Music Drama

HEAR AND SEE 100 JUBILEE SINGERS!

A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.

Director: King Vidor
Writers: Wanda Tuchock

Themesall black castcon couplecorrupt religious leadercotton pickerdeath of brotherfemme fatalegame of dicehustlerloaded dicemoral corruption

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Cast

Daniel L. Haynes

Zeke

Nina Mae McKinney

Chick

William Fountaine

Hot Shot

Harry Gray

Pappy "Parson" Johnson

Fanny Belle DeKnight

Mammy

Everett McGarrity

Spunk

Victoria Spivey

Missy Rose

Milton Dickerson

Johnson Kid

Robert Couch

Johnson Kid

Walter Tait

Johnson Kid

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