Benny Blue
Search results
The Notorious Elinor Lee is a 1940 race film directed, written, and co-produced by the African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux . Plot. Elinor Lee, a gangster’s moll living in the Harlem section of New York City, has signed up-and-coming boxer Benny Blue to a 10-year contract.
The Notorious Elinor Lee: Directed by Oscar Micheaux. With Gladys Williams, Robert Earl Jones, Carman Newsome, Edna Mae Harris. Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight.
- (13)
- Drama
- Oscar Micheaux
- 1940-01
Feb 7, 2017 · 24. 1.5K views 7 years ago. https://www.daaracarchive.org/2017/02... Elinor Lee, a gangster’s moll living in the Harlem section of New York City, has signed up-and-coming boxer Benny Blue to a...
- 10 min
- 1664
- Black Film History
Starring Robert Earl Jones as Benny Blue, a heavyweight contender modeled after Joe Louis, and Gladys Williams as gangster moll Elinor Lee, who buys Blue’s 10-year contract with plans to make him throw a championship fight.
Stream 'The Notorious Elinor Lee' and watch online. Discover streaming options, rental services, and purchase links for this movie on Moviefone.
While visiting sports bosses Farbacker and Feretti, gangster moll Elinor Lee tells them that she has a fighter named Benny Blue under contract for ten years. Confident that the chances of a black man becoming boxing champion are remote, they plan to make $500,000 by building him up and then forcing him to take a dive and throw a fight.
Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940) - Oscar Micheaux on AllMovie - Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and….
