The Notorious Elinor Lee
The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940), Oscar Michaux’s last extant film, stars Robert Earl Jones as Benny Blue, a heavyweight contender modeled after Joe Louis, and Gladys Williams as gangster moll Elinor Lee, who buys Blue’s 10-year contract with plans to make him throw a championship fight. Lee’s scheme is derailed when Blue loses a key fight.
