Gorgeous Josephine Edwards was the singing and acting sensation in the
entertaining race film/Black Cinema movie, "Mystery In Swing." She gave
a great performance as one of the scorned lovers of a playboy trumpet
player, she witnesses the murder of her lover, and before she condemn
the murderer, she is murdered after singing her swan song. Josephine
stole the movie with her emotional, heartfelt singing of the beautiful
song "You Can't Fool Yourself About Love," and finishing it with a
little swing dancing. She appeared in another race film playing Mantan
Moreland's daughter in "One Dark Night" but that film is presumed lost.
Josephine was a nightclub dancer and singer in the 1930s and 1940s. She
and her husband Frog Edwards had a dance team for several years
performing at such places as the legendary Creole Palace in San Diego
for many years. Josephine had the beauty, singing and acting talent,
and screen presence, had times been different, she definitely would had
become a huge star of stage and screen, but because of her race she was
denied the opportunity. Hopefully more info will surface on this great
beauty and great talent.
