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Daniel L. Haynes | ... | Zeke |
| Nina Mae McKinney | ... | Chick | |
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William Fountaine | ... | Hot Shot |
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Harry Gray | ... | Parson |
| Fanny Belle DeKnight | ... | Mammy | |
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Everett McGarrity | ... | Spunk |
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Victoria Spivey | ... | Missy Rose |
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Milton Dickerson | ... | Johnson Kid |
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Robert Couch | ... | Johnson Kid |
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Walter Tait | ... | Johnson Kid |
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In a juke joint, sharecropper Zeke falls for a beautiful dancer, Chick, but she's only setting him up for a rigged craps game. He loses $100, the money he got for the sale of his family's entire cotton crop. His brother Spunk is mortally wounded in the shoot-out which follows. Zeke goes away but returns as Brother Zekiel the preacher. His forceful preaching draws the faithful in large numbers. Even Chick wants to be saved. Zekiel has asked the pretty Missy Rose to marry him, but Chick can still cast a spell over the preacher... Written by David Steele
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sharecropper | crooked gambling | shootout | mortally wounded | dancer |Taglines:
HEAR AND SEE 100 JUBILEE SINGERS! (original poster - all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 August 1929 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Aleluya See more »Company Credits
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Runtime:
| (Turner library print) (re-release) (re-edited)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1
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(uncredited)
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This film was first telecast in San Francisco Sunday 28 June 1959 on KGO-TV (Channel 7). See more »Goofs
When Zeke confronts Chick and Hot Shot and strong-arms them in front of the crowd, the shadow of the microphone falls across Hot Shot as he is pushed to the background of the scene and tries to regain his composure. The shadow of the boom is also visible falling across the extras behind him. See more »Quotes
Zeke: Mammy, I can't buy you nothin'. I got to buy you somethin'. Why they ain't no nothin' to buy.See more »
Soundtracks
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child(uncredited)
Traditional Spiritual
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I saw "Hallelujah" on cable television one night, and I had to buy the video because it really touched me. I learned that it was the first all-black sound movie, and I must say it was a classic. This was such an achievement for 1929, and I must say I immediately became a fan of the beautiful Nina Mae McKinney who played the young temptress Chick in the movie. This movie was enlightening because the characters, action and everything that took place reminded me so much of today's time, especially the character Chick as a temptress, the African-American church with its unique praise and the importance of dance and song. I loved the moral of the story, it was one of redemption and forgiveness. This is a powerful film and it will always remain a historical classic. "Hallelujah" gave the young Nina Mae McKinney her start, and she later inspired other African-American beauties like Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horn to let their stars shines. Truly she was before her time, but she helped blaze the trail for others to follow, and gave so much light from her star in this film. This movie is unforgettable and truly a classic!