<I>Double Deal</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1939
name: label: Directed by
content: Arthur Dreifuss, German American, 1908 - 1993
label: Produced by
content: George Elwood Randol, American, 1895 - 1973
label: Produced by
content: Arthur Ray, American, 1888 - 1942
label: Distributed by
content: Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Monte Hawley, American, 1901 - 1950
label: Subject of
content: Jeni LeGon, American, 1916 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Edward Thompson, American, 1898 - 1960
label: Subject of
content: Freddie Jackson, American, 1919 - 1995
label: Subject of
content: Buck Woods, American, 1905 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Tom Southern, American, 1906 - 1980
label: Subject of
content: Florence O'Brien, American, 1912 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Maceo Bruce Sheffield, American, 1897 - 1959
label: Subject of
content: Vernon McCalla, Jamaican, 1905 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Flournoy Miller, American, 1885 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Shelton Brooks, Canadian, 1886 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Charles Hawkins, American
label: Subject of
content: Charles Gordon, American, 1914 - 1939
label: Subject of
content: Arthur Ray, American, 1888 - 1942
label: Composed by
content: Peter Tinturin, American, 1910 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A 16mm release print of the feature film Double Deal. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film strips with variable-area optical sound.
label: Description
content: The film opens with Nita Walker (Jeni Le Gon), a nightclub performer, tap dancing as a man plays the piano and others watch. During her performance, Dude Markey (Edward Thompson) walks into the room and says to his companion, “Hey, Sharpie, that new girl is for me.” Shortly afterwards, Tommy McCoy (Freddie Jackson) enters the room as well and greets Dude Markey. The three men approach Mr. Murray Howard (Maceo Bruce Sheffield), the owner of the night club and the group of men continue to watch Nina dance. At the end of the performance, one of the men introduces Nita to Mr. Howard. Mr. Howard then introduces Nita to the other men. After the men disperse, Dude Markey grabs Nita by the arm and asks her “What are you doing after the show tonight, Nita?,” to which she responds that she will be going home. The rest of the film follows two men, Tommy McCoy and Dude Markey, both of whom vie for Nita’s affection. Markey frames Tommy McCoy for a crime, however, Nita sets out to learn the truth.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Race films
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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: 2015.167.7.1ab
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: 60 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film Reel 1): 1050 Feet
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet