Dark Manhattan

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; Samuel Rufus 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

1937

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

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Time-based Media - Moving Images

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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