Biography

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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Alicia T. (MsLadySoul@aol.com)