Edna Mae Harris association with veteran performers. Harris was also an excellent swimmer in high school, and in 1928 she entered the New York Daily News' Swimming Meet and won a championship. Harris first real Hollywood break came when she landed a part in "The Green Pastures" (1936), portraying Zeba, starring with Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson. Harris was a leading lady in "Spirit of Youth" (1938), the story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis. Harris also had leading roles in Oscar Micheaux films, "Lying Lips" (1939), and "The Notorious Elinor Lee" (1940). Her film credits also
The Lure of the Bush station bully (Colin Bell) in a boxing match, wins the heart of the manager's daughter, and later rescues her from a rejected suitor. Colin Bell was a real-life boxer and his on-screen fight with Baker went for five minutes. The script was the prize winner in a competition held by the "Bulletin". The film was shot in a property near Gunnedah. The female lead, Rita Tress, was a real life squatter's daughter. Baker visited Hollywood in 1919 and re-shot some sequences there at Jesse Lasky's studios for its American release. The film was enormously popular and earned an estimated ₤20,000