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A Rage in Harlem Free FREE A RAGE IN HARLEM PDF Chester Himes | 224 pages | 05 May 2011 | Penguin Books Ltd | 9780141196442 | English | London, United Kingdom A Rage in Harlem () - IMDb Once again, Sire's stalwart period music maven, Andy Paleyhas been dragged out of the closet to do things to the soundtrack of a movie set in a 20th-century historical time frame -- in this case, it's the very early '60s, going by the use of James Brown's A Rage in Harlem Please Please," and the movie is Bill Duke's A Rage In Harlem. The album, packed with songs, isn't quite as showy as Paley's outings can get witness Dick Tracybut it's a worthy addition to the man's resume. What you get for your money is a nice A Rage in Harlem of old A Rage in Harlem new cuts that merge very well indeed -- Little Richard's "Elevator Operator" sounds like it came right out of the '50s it's a numberfor example, and even the cuts featuring Betty Boo are pleasant stuff. The older numbers are good choices, too, even though Chuck Berry's "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" sounds as though it came from an awful master. Clever A Rage in Harlem and well worth checking out. Also quite a bargain for stuffing two dozen songs onto a single compact disc. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. A Rage in Harlem Classical Country. Electronic Folk International. Jazz Latin New Age. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy. Energetic Happy Hypnotic. Romantic Sad Sentimental. Sexy Trippy All Moods. Drinking Hanging Out In Love. Introspection Late Night Partying. Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip. Romantic Evening Sex All Themes. Features Interviews Lists. Streams Videos All Posts. Hanging Out Partying. Track Listing. Brown Eyed Handsome Man. Chuck Berry. Walking Along. Hy Weiss. The Solitaires. Elevator Operator. Little Richard. We Belong Together. Walter Jacobs. Little Walter. Bo Weevil. Fats Domino. Andy Paley. Little Jimmy Scott. Ain't Got No Home. Clarence "Frogman" Henry. Please, Please, Please. James Brown. Church Bells May Ring. The Willows. Heaven Is in Your Heart. Jeff Vincent. Darryl Pandy. Honest I Do. Jimmy Reed. Pledging My Love. Sugar Daddy Blues. LaVern Baker. Just Because. Lloyd Price. Luckest Girl in the World. Betty Boo. Dust My Broom. Elmore James. I Asked for Water. Chester Burnett. Howlin' Wolf. I'm in Love Again. Bo Diddley. Why, Oh Why? Let the Good Times A Rage in Harlem. A Rage in Harlem. Walking Along Hy Weiss. We Belong Together J. Juke Walter Jacobs. Adios Andy Paley. Sugar Daddy Blues Andy Paley. Just Because Lloyd Price. I Asked for Water Chester Burnett. A Rage in Harlem | Xfinity Stream Novelist Chester Himes's best work displays a raffish energy, A Rage in Harlem the detective genre with style and flash. The film begins in Natchez, Mississippi, inwhere a gang, Forest Whitaker Jackson. Gregory Hines Goldy. Robin Givens Imabelle. Zakes Mokae Big Kathy. Danny Glover Easy-Money. Badja Djola Slim. John Toles-Bey Jodie. Ron Taylor Hank. Stack Pierce Coffin Ed. George Wallace Grave Digger. Reynaldo Rey Blind Man. Carter Smitty. Wendell Pierce Louis. Leonard Jackson Mr. Helen Martin Mrs. Tyler Collins Teena. Tasha O'Bryant Minna. Willard Pugh Claude X. Samm-Art Williams Gus Parsons. Clebert Ford Porter. John Seitz Lester Bunton. William L. Schwarber Goon. Jack Beatty Sheriff. Arthur Burghardt Bo. Birdie M. Hale 1st Domestic. Olivette Miller-Briggs 2nd Domestic. Beatrice Winde Clerk. John W. Hardy Reverend Gaines. Anthonia Dotson 1st Female Mourner. Ernest Perry Junkie. James Spinks Bartender. Cornelius Stafford Weasel. Tracy A. Taylor Skanky Whore. Eugene Robinson Pug. Kipp Cochran 1st Cop. James Copeland Jailer. Jonathan Booker Doorman. Robert Woods Henchman. Kevin Ruthven Bus Driver. Screamin' Jay Hawkins Himself. Leslie Dockery Chorus Dancer. Edgar Godineaux Chorus Dancer. Kimberly Hester Chorus Dancer. Hajna O. Moss Chorus Dancer. Joni Palmer Chorus Dancer. John Parks Chorus Dancer. Herbert Rawlins Chorus Dancer. Romelle Reaux Chorus Dancer. Mike Roscoe Chorus Dancer. Kiki Sheppard Chorus Dancer. Wynonna Smith Chorus Dancer. Bill A Rage in Harlem. Bobby Crawford. John Toles-Bey. Chester Himes. Kerry Boyle. Stephen Woolley. Bob Weinstein. Harvey Weinstein. Nik Powell. Terry Glinwood. William Horberg. Forest Whitaker. John Nicolella. Toyomichi Kurita. Curtiss A Rage in Harlem. Elmer Bernstein. Steven Legler. Nile Samples. Otis Sallid. Sign up and add shows to get the latest updates about your favorite shows - Start Now. Keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Sign up to get started Login About A Rage in Harlem Watchlist. Recommendations Discover Listings News. Watchlist Added Where to Watch. A Rage in Harlem Forest Whitaker Jackson. My News Sign up and add shows to get the latest updates about your favorite shows - Start Now. Here's everything we know about the Netflix drama series, including when it will return. Popular Shows 1. The Bachelorette 2. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 3. The Voice 4. Donald Trump Rally 5. Aurora Teagarden 6. Phil 7. Popular Movies 1. Hocus Pocus 2. Sexy Beast 3. The Greatest Showman 4. Halloween 5. Halloweentown 6. Ferris Bueller's Day A Rage in Harlem. A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1) by Chester Himes Forgot your password? Don't have an account? Sign up here. Already have an account? Log in here. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policiesand to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. If it can't quite live up to its source material, A Rage in Harlem still proves a stylishly effective period thriller. Rate this movie. Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. So Fresh: Absolute Must See! You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Cinemark Coming Soon. Regal Coming Soon. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the A Rage in Harlem address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against A Rage in Harlem email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Duke keeps this tangled tale of lust and larceny bouncing with a disreputable, funloving B-movie energy that's hard to resist. David Ansen. With its snazzy Elmer Bernstein score, its snappy period flavor and its all-star cast doing something completely different, A Rage in Harlem should have been much more fun than it is. John Hartl. Carrie Rickey. As the movie becomes increasingly violent and unpleasant, the characters chase around after each other in a threadbare gangster plot about a trunk of gold. Jay Boyar. Michael Sragow. Duke and company have been true to Himes' brash, blaspheming spirit, and that is no small thing. Kenneth Turan. It bleeds for a kind of Harlem justice, as its intense black characters act tough, nasty, sexy, twisty, heroic and lively. A Rage in Harlem Schwartz. A Rage in Harlem is the kind of film that, every ten minutes or so, requires violent bloodshed or a sexual rendezvous to prevent audiences from becoming glassy-eyed and slack-jawed. A Rage in Harlem on Chester Himes's novel, this is a stylish, fast-moving and often humorous thriller from Deep Cover director Bill Duke. Jo Berry. Underneath the fancy trappings, however, is a disappointingly ordinary caper movie that moves far too slowly for a picture of this type. Gary Thompson. That extraordinary cast, directed by Bill Duke, has little to do other than idle between sporadic outbursts A Rage in Harlem sadistic violence. Ralph Novak. It's A Rage in Harlem a cheap looking, tawdry affair, with tortuous interludes in which the humour devolves on gratuitous unpleasantness or tired old bad jokes at the expense of women. Angie Errigo. Top Box Office. More Top Movies Trailers. Certified Fresh Picks. Black Mirror: Season 5. Into The Dark: Season 2. Lovecraft Country: Season 1. The Mandalorian: Season 1. Saturday Night Live: Season Orphan Black: Season 5. Watchmen: Season 1. The Walking Dead: Season Certified Fresh Pick. View All. Fall TV Log in with Facebook. Email address. Log In. First Name. Last Name. By signing up, you agree to receiving newsletters from Rotten Tomatoes. You may later unsubscribe. Create your account Already have an account? Email Address. Real Quick. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Cancel Resend Email. Add Article. 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