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Life Goes On

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Starring in what the trade-papers would term her "first all-Negro picture," the always delightful Louise Beavers played the widowed mother of two very different sons. Henry (Reginald Fenderson, a wastrel who gets in trouble with underworld characters, and Bob (Edward Thompson, a studious young man who earns a law degree. When Henry finds himself falsely accused of a gang-related murder, Ma persuades brother Bob to defend him in court. Produced by the white-owned Million Dollar Productions, Life Goes On was directed by former cinematographer William L. Nolte, a Caucasian.

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Film Daily Staff The Film Daily The story is hackneyed and aged in its telling of the mother who bring up two sons, one good and one bad, but it has been agreeably worked out. Jan 27, 2021 Full Review Ebenezer Ray New York Age We find pleasure in expressing our one-hundred percent approval of Life Goes On. Jan 15, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Starring in what the trade-papers would term her "first all-Negro picture," the always delightful Louise Beavers played the widowed mother of two very different sons. Henry (Reginald Fenderson, a wastrel who gets in trouble with underworld characters, and Bob (Edward Thompson, a studious young man who earns a law degree. When Henry finds himself falsely accused of a gang-related murder, Ma persuades brother Bob to defend him in court. Produced by the white-owned Million Dollar Productions, Life Goes On was directed by former cinematographer William L. Nolte, a Caucasian.
Director
William L. Nolte
Screenwriter
Phil Dunham
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 10m