Harlem on the Prairie (1937)

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Harlem on the Prairie (1937) is an American race movie, billed as the first "all-colored" Western musical. The movie reminded audiences that there were black cowboys and corrected a popular Hollywood image of an all-white Old West. Stars: Herb Jeffries (Jeff Kincaid) – a popular singer with Earl "Fatha" Hines’ band, who conceived the idea for an all-Black cowboy film. Consuelo Harris – Jeffries’ love interest. Mantan Moreland – comic relief and supporting actor. Flournoy E. Miller – comedian and writer. Maceo Bruce Sheffield (Wolf Cain) -- the villain. Spencer Williams (Doc Clayburn) The F…