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Tommy McCoy and "Dude" Markey are both in love with Harlem singer/dancer Nita. Markey robs a jewelry store and turns the loot over to gang-boss Murray Howard. Later, Markey robs the safe, steals the jewelry, and, in order to get rid of his rival for Nita, frames the robbery on McCoy. The latter's big-brother thinks otherwise and, with Nita's help, sets out to prove it.
Cast
Monte Hawley, Jeni Le Gon, Edward Thompson, Florence O'Brien, Buck Woods, Maceo Bruce Sheffield, Charles Hawkins, Jack Clisby, Tom Southern, Vernon McCalla, Charles Gordon, Arthur Ray
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