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LYING LIPS
U.S., 1939
Written and directed by Oscar Micheaux
Starring Edna Mae Harris, Carman Newsome, Robert Earl Jones, Juano Hernandez
Cinematography by Lester Lang
Music by Jack Shilkret
Approx. 73 min. DCP.
“The story of a young social club manager named Benjamin (Carman Newsome) who risks his own livelihood to protect the virtue of a pretty entertainer named Elsie (Edna Mae Harris). The Italian mobsters (played by black actors) who run the club want Elsie to ”socialize” after hours with their best customers. But Benjamin refuses to coerce Elsie into doing their bidding and eventually quits his job, planning to enter government service.” – The Chicago Tribune