Edward Thompson

Edward Thompson

Movies for Edward Thompson...

Lucky Ghost
Title: Lucky Ghost
Character: Second Ghost (as Eddie Thompson)
Released: February 10, 1942
Type: Movie
An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that exploits the more base, stereotypical elements of old-time black life (chicken thievin', gamblin', runnin' from ghosteses) for laughs -- sort of like the BET of its day. Mantan and Miller win a house-cum-casino in a craps game, only to discover that the deceased former owners aren't too pleased that their old home is being used for "jitterbugging, jiving, and hullaballooing". I hate hullaballooing. The ghosts decide to scare everyone off by opening doors and windows, pulling out chairs, even playing the drums.
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Mystery in Swing
Title: Mystery in Swing
Character: Capt. Hall
Released: May 9, 1940
Type: Movie
In and around some great blues, swing and jazz music, a very unpopular band-leader. Prince Ellis, is killed in a Harlem nightclub, and, in and around some more great music, a detective finds the lists of suspects is very long, as Prince Ellis was indeed very unpopular with many citizens.
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Gang War
Title: Gang War
Character: Man in Courtroom
Released: March 28, 1940
Type: Movie
Two mobs fight for control of the jukebox racket.
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Broken Strings
Title: Broken Strings
Character: Sam Stilton
Released: January 1, 1940
Type: Movie
After noted violinist Arthur Williams suffers a hand injury which ends his playing career, his hopes are transferred to his son, who prefers swing music to classical.
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Double Deal
Title: Double Deal
Character: Dude Markey
Released: December 16, 1939
Type: Movie
Tommy McCoy and "Dude" Markey are both in love with Harlem singer/dancer Nita. Markey robs a jewelry store and turns the loot over to gang-boss Murray Howard. Later, Markey robs the safe, steals the jewelry, and, in order to get rid of his rival for Nita, frames the robbery on McCoy. The latter's big-brother thinks otherwise and, with Nita's help, sets out to prove it.
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Gang Smashers
Title: Gang Smashers
Character: Doyle
Released: December 30, 1938
Type: Movie
An undercover police woman poses as a nighclub entertainer to catch the main man behind the racketeers going on around Harlem. Meanwhile two men are falling for her.
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The Duke Is Tops
Title: The Duke Is Tops
Character: Ferdie Fenton
Released: July 15, 1938
Type: Movie
A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.
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Bargain with Bullets
Title: Bargain with Bullets
Character: Police Lt. Lester
Released: September 17, 1937
Type: Movie
A gangster film about the Harlem underworld.
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Georgia Rose
Title: Georgia Rose
Released: September 20, 1930
Type: Movie
Musical film with an all-black cast.
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The Framing of the Shrew
Title: The Framing of the Shrew
Character: Privacy Robson
Released: April 27, 1929
Type: Movie
Privacy Robson is a downtrodden husband who takes advice from his friend Florian Slappey. He eventually gets the upper hand after starting divorce proceedings, pretending to have a new girlfriend and refusing to eat anything she cooks him.
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Melancholy Dame
Title: Melancholy Dame
Character: Permanent Williams
Released: February 2, 1929
Type: Movie
A nightclub owner's wife, jealous of his attentions to his star singer, schemes to get her fired.
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The Spider's Web
Title: The Spider's Web
Character: Martinez
Released: January 3, 1927
Type: Movie
A lost film. Remade by Micheaux as a sound film, The Girl from Chicago (1932).