Double Deal

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

1939

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible; Rights assessment and 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
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

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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