Moon Over Harlem (1939)
Gangster marries world's kindest, most charitable woman, scams money from her while coming on to her daughter. When gangster is caught by his wife attempting to rape the daughter, he lies and blames the girl. Driven from her mother's home, the girl turns to show business to make a living.
(Directed by cult-favorite Edgar G. Ulmer and, aside from the cast, mostly an all-white production crew.)