Life Goes On (1938 Film)
''Life Goes On'' (reissued in 1944 as ''His Harlem Wife'') is a 1938 crime drama directed by William Nolte and starring Louise Beavers, Edward Thompson, Reginald Fenderson, and Laurence Criner. It was produced by Million Dollar Productions, which created race films with African-American casts for distribution to "colored only" theaters during the years of segregation. The Library of Congress has a movie poster promoting ''Life Goes On'' that features inset images of Laurence Criner and Louise Beavers. Plot summary A mother raises two sons. One becomes a lawyer and the other a criminal. Cast *Louise Beavers as Sally Weston * Edward Thompson as Bob Weston *Reginald Fenderson as Henry Weston, aka Monte Howard *Laurence Criner as Bull Connors *Monte Hawley Monte Hawley (? - November 30, 1950) was an American actor from Chicago, Illinois. Biography He began his entertainment career as one of the original Lafayette Players. He studied under Richard B. Harrison and, after moving to ...
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A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a theater to see it. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature printed likenesses of the main actors. Prior to the 1980s, illustrations instead of photos were far more common. The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors. It may also include a tagline, the name of the director, names of characters, the release date, and other pertinent details to inform prospective viewers about the film. Film posters are often displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters, and elsewhere on the street or in shops. The same images appear in the film exhibitor's pressbook and may also be used on websites, DVD (and historically VHS) packaging, flyers, advertisements in new ...
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