Jeni Le Gon

AKA: Jeni Legon, Jenny Le Gon, Jeni LeGon
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1916-08-14

Georgia, USA

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {24}

Dancer

1943-04-21 6.8

I Walked with a Zombie

A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with. ...
Genre :Mystery, Horror, Drama

Veronica, Cynthy's Maid

1949-02-26 6.245

I Shot Jesse James

Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mo ...
Genre :Western

1953-04-17 6.3

Bright Road

Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child. ...
Genre :Drama, Music

Minnie

1947-05-09 5.625

Hi-De-Ho

Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers. ...
Genre :Music

Specialty Dancer

1937-10-29 5.895

Ali Baba Goes to Town

While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland ...
Genre :Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music

Deacon's Wife (uncredited)

1937-02-20 8

Hi-De-Ho

Young Cab Calloway's mother is concerned, because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead a miniature orchestra. A deacon passing by the apartment hears him singing and advises ...
Genre :Music, Comedy

Lambie

1943-04-05 5

My Son, The Hero

Learning that his long-unseen son is soon to arrive for a visit, a small-time con-man enlists the help of his cronies to help him pretend to be a wealthy and important businessman. Comedy. ...
Genre :Comedy

Singer

1952-09-24 8.5

Somebody Loves Me

Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with vaudeville singer Benny Fields. ...
Genre :Romance, Music

Specialty

1938-04-16 6.2

Fools for Scandal

An incognito Hollywood star in Paris meets a penniless nobleman who follows her to London. ...
Genre :Comedy

herself

1935-06-14 4.7

Hooray for Love

A wealthy young man falls hard for a beautiful showgirl, and her wily father quickly realizes the naïve boy would make the perfect investor for his daughter's new show. Comedy with music. ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Cabaret Dancer

1936-09-21 0

Dishonour Bright

A man is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Nita

1939-12-16 5

Double Deal

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 j ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime

Annie

1940-05-01 6

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

In I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby, Broderick Crawford plays a sentimental gangster who abducts songwriter Johnny Downs and forces him to write a love ballad. It is Crawford's hope that the s ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Helen Stanley

1942-07-03 0

Take My Life

A well-meaning doctor lends his building to a group of neighborhood kids. When the neighbors learn that the kids are members of a tough Harlem gang, they begin to suspect they're up to nefarious deeds ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Herself

2007-09-15 6.5

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race movies” exclusively for black audiences. The best o ...
Genre :Documentary

Miriami

1941-10-31 5.4

Sundown

Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans. ...
Genre :War, Drama, Adventure

Dresser

1942-12-25 6

Arabian Nights

Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade. ...
Genre :Action, Adventure

Dancer (uncredited)

1943-07-21 6.9

Stormy Weather

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s. ...
Genre :Music

Maid (uncredited)

1937-11-13 5.4

The Adventurous Blonde

The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters f ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy, Mystery

Maid (uncredited)

1940-09-27 4.667

Glamour for Sale

A blackmail mob is waiting for you to go out with one of these girls. ...
Genre :Drama

Essie (uncredited)

1948-07-08 7.017

Easter Parade

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, ...
Genre :Romance, Music

Myra

1940-09-15 0

While Thousands Cheer

Kenny Harrington, the star football player of Gilmore College, leads his team to many victories, raising hopes that Gilmore will play in the "Peach Bowl," the championship playoffs of the Western conf ...
Genre :Drama

Essie, Nadine's Maid (uncredited)

1948-07-08 7.017

Easter Parade

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, ...
Genre :Romance, Music

Daphne Jackson (uncredited)

1951-06-28 7.5

Amos 'n' Andy

A sitcom set in Manhattan's historic black community of Harlem. ...
Genre :Comedy