Sunday Sinners (1940)
Reverend Jesse Hampton has a bone to pick with the management of Club Harlem, a wildly popular nightspot where drinking and dancing are the rule. No old-fashioned prude, the Reverend tries to see the positive side of the juke joint activities, knowing that the jitterbuggers are basically decent kids who just need to blow off a little steam. But the preacher sees red when the club opens on the Sabbath, threatening to turn the good townsfolk into Sunday sinners. An upcoming dance contest seems destined to become a showdown between the powers of light and darkness.
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Genre: Music, Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 65 min
Release Date: February 1, 1940
Cast
- Norman Astwood - Gene Aiken
- Edna Mae Harris - Corrine Aiken
- Cristola Williams - Creola, the singer
- Sidney Easton - Bootsie
- Mamie Smith - Midge the Coffee Owner
- Alec Lovejoy - Eli the Coffee Owner
- Earl Sydnor - Reverend Jesse Hampton
- Thelma Norton - Peggy Hampton
- Harold Norton - Earl Williams
- Ernie Ransom - Ray Hampton
Screenplay
- Vincent Valentini
- Frank Wilson (Story)
Music: Donald Heywood
Cinematography: George Webber
Editing: Robert O. Crandall
Production: Colonnade Pictures Corporation, Arthur Dreifuss Productions, Goldberg Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sunday Sinners about?
- Reverend Jesse Hampton has a bone to pick with the management of Club Harlem, a wildly popular nightspot where drinking and dancing are the rule. No old-fashioned prude, the Reverend tries to see the positive side of the juke joint activities, knowing that the jitterbuggers are basically decent kids who just need to blow off a little steam. But the preacher sees red when the club opens on the Sabbath, threatening to turn the good townsfolk into Sunday sinners. An upcoming dance contest seems destined to become a showdown between the powers of light and darkness.
- Who directed Sunday Sinners?
- Sunday Sinners was directed by Arthur Dreifuss.
- Who stars in Sunday Sinners?
- Sunday Sinners stars Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris, Cristola Williams, Sidney Easton, Mamie Smith, Alec Lovejoy.
- How long is Sunday Sinners?
- Sunday Sinners has a runtime of 1h 5m (65 minutes).
- What genre is Sunday Sinners?
- Sunday Sinners is a Music, Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was Sunday Sinners produced?
- Sunday Sinners was produced in United States of America.