No Time for Romance | |
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Directed by | Corney Cook |
Written by | Vivian Cosby |
Produced by | Byron O. Anderson |
Starring |
Eunice Wilson Bill Walker Austin McCoy |
Cinematography | Paul Cantonwine |
Music by | Austin McCoy |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Budget | $60,000 |
No Time for Romance is a 1948 musical directed by Corney Cook. The film was noted for having an all-Black cast and for being one of the few all-Black films to be filmed in color during the era. [1] [2]
A struggling L.A. nightclub performer (Eunice Wilson) and bandleader (Austin McCoy) have a shot at success with their new song, "A Lovely Day." [3]
Shot in Burbank, California, for a budget of around $60,000, [4] No Time for Romance was intended to be the first feature of six produced by Norwanda Pictures, a motion picture company owned and operated by Black filmmakers. [5] However, it appears that the company folded shortly after making No Time for Romance, although the 1948 western Sun Tan Ranch—which features many of the same actors—appears to also have been a Norwanda Pictures production. [3] [6] [7] [8]
The film showed in a few Black theaters in Los Angeles but was mostly forgotten about until the producer's daughter discovered the film in the family attic in 1983. [3] The film was released on VHS in 1991. [3]
No Time for Romance | |
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Directed by | Corney Cook |
Written by | Vivian Cosby |
Produced by | Byron O. Anderson |
Starring |
Eunice Wilson Bill Walker Austin McCoy |
Cinematography | Paul Cantonwine |
Music by | Austin McCoy |
Release date |
|
Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Budget | $60,000 |
No Time for Romance is a 1948 musical directed by Corney Cook. The film was noted for having an all-Black cast and for being one of the few all-Black films to be filmed in color during the era. [1] [2]
A struggling L.A. nightclub performer (Eunice Wilson) and bandleader (Austin McCoy) have a shot at success with their new song, "A Lovely Day." [3]
Shot in Burbank, California, for a budget of around $60,000, [4] No Time for Romance was intended to be the first feature of six produced by Norwanda Pictures, a motion picture company owned and operated by Black filmmakers. [5] However, it appears that the company folded shortly after making No Time for Romance, although the 1948 western Sun Tan Ranch—which features many of the same actors—appears to also have been a Norwanda Pictures production. [3] [6] [7] [8]
The film showed in a few Black theaters in Los Angeles but was mostly forgotten about until the producer's daughter discovered the film in the family attic in 1983. [3] The film was released on VHS in 1991. [3]