Object Details
Directed by
Arthur Dreifuss, German American, 1908 - 1993
Produced by
George Elwood Randol, American, 1895 - 1973
Arthur Ray, American, 1888 - 1942
Distributed by
Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
Subject of
Monte Hawley, American, 1901 - 1950
Jeni LeGon, American, 1916 - 2012
Edward Thompson, American, 1898 - 1960
Freddie Jackson, American, 1919 - 1995
Buck Woods, American, 1905 - 1974
Tom Southern, American, 1906 - 1980
Florence O'Brien, American, 1912 - 2006
Maceo Bruce Sheffield, American, 1897 - 1959
Vernon McCalla, Jamaican, 1905 - 1968
Flournoy Miller, American, 1885 - 1971
Shelton Brooks, Canadian, 1886 - 1975
Charles Hawkins, American
Charles Gordon, American, 1914 - 1939
Arthur Ray, American, 1888 - 1942
Composed by
Peter Tinturin, American, 1910 - 2007
Description
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.
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.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
Date
1939
Object number
2015.167.7.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
release prints (motion pictures)
feature films
16mm (photographic film size)
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration: 60 Minutes
Length (Film Reel 1): 1050 Feet
Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
Place depicted
Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place filmed
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
Entertainers
Film
Nightlife
Race films
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.167.7.1ab