On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.

Harlem Shake stars Lorraine Fields and Frances Morgan as a pair of competitive choreographers who must vie with each other in order to secure employment at a series of successful nightclubs. The two have not only a professional rivalry, but a romantic one as well.