Edna Mae Harris

When a nightclub singer is framed for murder and sent to prison, a police detective sets out to prove her innocence.

Paralleling the life of Joe Louis, this tells the story of boxer Joe Thomas, who struggled to support his family until he found his hidden talent.

Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically vanishes when he witnesses a mob killing and is forced to leave town. Lem becomes a wanderer, then an alcoholic. Finally a chance to play Othello draws him back to Harlem