<I>Two-Gun Man from Harlem</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1938
name: label: Directed by
content: Richard C. Kahn, American, 1897 - 1960
label: Written by
content: Fred Myton, American, 1885 - 1955
label: Written by
content: Richard C. Kahn, American, 1897 - 1960
label: Distributed by
content: Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Herb Jeffries, American, 1913 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Clarence Brooks, American, 1896 - 1969
label: Subject of
content: Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: Spencer Williams, American, 1893-1969
label: Subject of
content: Marguerite Whitten, American, 1913 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Jess Lee Brooks, American, 1894 - 1944
label: Subject of
content: Tom Southern, American, 1906 - 1980
label: Subject of
content: Mae Turner, American, 1908 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Mathew Beard Jr., American, 1925 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Rosalie Lincoln, American, 1909 - 1992
label: Subject of
content: The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951
label: Subject of
content: The Four Tones, American
label: Subject of
content: Paul Blackman
notes: label: Description
content: A 16mm release print of the feature film Two-Gun Man from Harlem. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-density optical sound.
label: Description
content: The film opens with Bob Blake (Herb Jeffries), a cowboy, leading The Four Tones, a quartet, in a musical performance under a tree. A fifth man decides to join them in chorus, but Bob accuses him of being a bad singer. The rest of the film follows Bob, who is framed for his boss’ murder. Bob flees to Harlem, New York, where he meets Deacon, a Harlem gangster with whom he bears a striking resemblance. Deacon is murdered by rival gangsters and Bob ceases the opportunity to assume the dead man’s identity. In the closing scene, Bob explains to the sheriff that he is innocent, and the real murderer is arrested.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Wyoming, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hollywood (Film)
label: Topic
content: Race films
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.167.21.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: black-and-white films (visual works)
label: Type
content: release prints (motion pictures)
label: Type
content: feature films
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 66 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film Reel 1): 600 Feet
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film Reel 2): 1600 Feet