<I>Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1946
name: label: Directed by
content: Spencer Williams, American, 1893-1969
label: Written by
content: True T. Thompson, American, 1896 - 1973
label: Distributed by
content: Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Francine Everett, American, 1915 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Don Wilson
label: Subject of
content: Katherine Moore
label: Subject of
content: Alfred Hawkins
label: Subject of
content: David Boykin
label: Subject of
content: L.E. Lewis
label: Subject of
content: Inez Newell
label: Subject of
content: Piano Frank
label: Subject of
content: John King
label: Subject of
content: Shelly Ross
label: Subject of
content: Hugh Watson
label: Subject of
content: Don Gilbert
label: Subject of
content: Spencer Williams, American, 1893-1969
label: Subject of
content: July Jones, American
label: Subject of
content: Howard Galloway
notes: label: Description
content: A 16mm release print of the feature film Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. It consists of two reels of positive 16mm acetate film (a) and (b), is in black and white and contains variable-area, optical-sound. The film tells the story of Gertie LaRue, a Harlem nightclub dancer who leaves her boyfriend and relocates to the fictitious island of “Rinidad.” Her arrival is marked by a reception at the Paradise Hotel, hosted by the hotel’s proprietor Mr. Diamond Joe. Gertie is offered the hotel’s “best room,” the bridal room. The film ends with Gertie’s ex-boyfriend, Al, breaking into her room in the night.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place purchased
content: Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
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: 2015.167.6.1ab
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): 1150 Feet
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet