Movies: William Alexander

A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young white woman has been raped by a black man. When young black man Garth witnesses the Ku Klux Klan's violent retaliation against his innocent friend, Garth declares a one-man war on the K...

Joe Louis, portraying himself, is a good influence on a group of Harlem youths who are tempted to "go bad" by a gangster known as Caper, an older brother of one of the youths....

Billy Martin, whose band is rebelling against him for lack of paying gigs, scores an important audition with Joe Corwin, who is opening a new club and needs a premier act....

Unsuccessful gambler 'Dollar Bill' Burton lives in a crummy New York basement room with old friend Bob and a new roommate, friendly blues singer 'Alabama' Lee. But, tired of being broke, Dollar Bill gets more steady employment...doing illegal errands...

A filming of a burlesque act in 1954 Harlem, complete with singers, baggy-pants comics and "exotic" dancers....

Featuring the swinging sounds of the all-woman band The International Sweethearts of Rhythm and a young Ruby Dee, the 1946 musical showcases tenderness in romance and community through a series of musical numbers. The loosely connected plot follows f...

Documentary about director Joseph Losey featuring many of his collaborators....

A filmed variety show featuring the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with special guests....

A farce comedy about two prizewinning cotton pickers from the South on their first trip to New York....

A short comedic film of a male stage performer who does impressions of Hollywood stars including a dead-on Bette Davis....

Soundie of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm featuring Anna Mae Winburn performing "She's Crazy with the Heat"...