<I>Dark Manhattan</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1937
name: label: Directed by
content: Harry L. Fraser, American, 1889 - 1974
label: Written by
content: George Elwood Randol, American, 1895 - 1973
label: Produced by
content: George Elwood Randol, American, 1895 - 1973
label: Produced by
content: Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992
label: Subject of
content: Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992
label: Subject of
content: Cleo Herndon, American, 1908 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Clarence Brooks, American, 1896 - 1969
label: Subject of
content: Jess Lee Brooks, American, 1894 - 1944
label: Subject of
content: Sam McDaniel, American, 1886 - 1962
label: Subject of
content: Corny Anderson, American, 1897 - 1966
label: Subject of
content: Rubeline Glover, American, 1911 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: James Adamson, American, 1896 - 1956
notes: label: Description
content: A 16mm release print of the feature film Dark Manhattan. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film (a) and (b), with variable-density optical sound. A cardboard film shipping box (c) accompanies the film strips. It has black metal corners as well as black straps made of nylon webbing. The film opens with a dedication to actors such as R.B. Harrison, Bert Williams and Florence Mills. Set in Harlem, NY, it follows the development of two men involved in the illegal numbers game, Larry B. Lee (Clarence Brooks), a large-scale mobster and “Curly” Thorpe (Ralph Cooper).
place: label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: 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: 2015.167.5.1abc
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: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film, cardboard, metal and nylon
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (digital file): 1 hr., 9 min., 45 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: Physical extent (film) (reel 1): 1050 ft
label: Dimensions
content: Physical extent (film) (reel 2): 1300 ft