Machine Gun Blues Movie Review 1995

1930s jazz singer Georgia (Williams) sings at a black-owned club that mobster Constanza (Viterelli) wants to take over. Right-hand man Johnny Verona (Cassavettes) is sent to help things along and makes the mistake of falling for the chanteuse amidst a scene of moonshine, gunrunning and racketeering.

Distribution

New Horizons Home Video, 5885-D Live Oak Pkwy., Norcross, GA 30093, Phone: (770)849-9910, Toll-free: 800-854-3323, Fax: (770)849-9773

Available on VHS
Running time 80 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Nightclubs, Interracial Affairs, Organized Crime, Jazz & Blues, African America, Harlem

Screenplay

Charles Philip Moore

Cast

Cynda Williams, Nick Cassavetes, Joe (Johnny) Viterelli, Maria Ford, Lawrence Monoson, Garrett Morris, Richard Brooks

Cinematography

John Aronson

Director

Fred Gallo

Music

David Wurst, Eric Wurst