Object Details
Directed by
Harry L. Fraser, American, 1889 - 1974
Written by
George Elwood Randol, American, 1895 - 1973
Produced by
George Elwood Randol, American, 1895 - 1973
Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992
Subject of
Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992
Cleo Herndon, American, 1908 - 1994
Clarence Brooks, American, 1896 - 1969
Jess Lee Brooks, American, 1894 - 1944
Sam McDaniel, American, 1886 - 1962
Corny Anderson, American, 1897 - 1966
Rubeline Glover, American, 1911 - 1996
James Adamson, American, 1896 - 1956
Description
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).
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
Date
1937
Object number
2015.167.5.1abc
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
release prints (motion pictures)
feature films
16mm (photographic film size)
Medium
acetate film, cardboard, metal and nylon
Dimensions
Duration (digital file): 1 hr., 9 min., 45 sec.
Physical extent (film) (reel 1): 1050 ft
Physical extent (film) (reel 2): 1300 ft
Place depicted
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place filmed
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
Film
Race films
Urban life
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.167.5.1abc