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Spirit of Youth
- Directed by
- Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974
- Written by
- Hoerl, Arthur, American, 1891 - 1968
- Subject of
- Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
- Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
- Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
- Whitten, Marguerite, American, 1913 - 1990
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Turner, Mae, American, 1908 - 1999
- Muse, Clarence Edouard, American, 1889 - 1979
- Desmond, Cleo, American, 1880 - 1958
- Smith, Jewel
- The Plantation Chior
- The Creole Chorus
- The Big Apple Dancers
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 65 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1300 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Spirit of Youth. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
- In the opening scene, children can be seen playing outside. Young Joe Thomas’s mother calls him inside to clean himself before his father’s arrival from work. However, when his father returns to the family home it is revealed that he was injured by a falling castor and probably will never walk again. The rest of the film is loosely based on the life of American heavyweight boxer Joe Louis. The lead character, adult Joe Thomas, is played by Joe Louis himself. The film closes with a boxing match between Joe and a fellow boxer.
- Place filmed
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- Boxing
- Families
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.19.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Two-Gun Man from Harlem
- Directed by
- Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
- Written by
- Myton, Fred, American, 1885 - 1955
- Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Whitten, Marguerite, American, 1913 - 1990
- Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
- Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
- Turner, Mae, American, 1908 - 1999
- Beard, Mathew Jr., American, 1925 - 1981
- Lincoln, Rosalie, American, 1909 - 1992
- The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951
- The Four Tones, American
- Blackman, Paul
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 66 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 600 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1600 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Two-Gun Man from Harlem. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-density optical sound.
- The film opens with Bob Blake (Herb Jeffries), a cowboy, leading The Four Tones, a quartet, in a musical performance under a tree. A fifth man decides to join them in chorus, but Bob accuses him of being a bad singer. The rest of the film follows Bob, who is framed for his boss’ murder. Bob flees to Harlem, New York, where he meets Deacon, a Harlem gangster with whom he bears a striking resemblance. Deacon is murdered by rival gangsters and Bob ceases the opportunity to assume the dead man’s identity. In the closing scene, Bob explains to the sheriff that he is innocent, and the real murderer is arrested.
- Place depicted
- Wyoming, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- American West
- Hollywood (Film)
- Race films
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.21.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Bronze Buckaroo
- Directed by
- Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
- Subject of
- Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Brooks, Lucius, American, 1911 - 1999
- Young, Artie, American, 1915 - 1989
- Murray's Dude Ranch, American, 1922 - 1960
- Morris, Earle, American, born 1897
- Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Calmes, Lee
- The Four Tones, American
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 60 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1200 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 900 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of a feature film entitled The Bronze Buckaroo. It consists of two reels of positive 16mm acetate film (a) and (b), is in black-and-white and contains sound. A single row of perforations runs along one edge of each film strip, while a variable-area optical-sound (audio on film) track runs along the other.
- In the opening scene, four cowboys ride through a desert before stopping and having a drink. They then engage in a conversation about their missing friend Joe, before resuming their journey. In the next scene, a man sits on a wooden fence reading from a paper as the camera cuts to four animals that surround him: a barking dog, a cow, a donkey and a chicken. At one point the man reads, “To throw the voice for a greater distance, it is imperative that…” before the camera cuts back to the group of riding cowboys.
- The film continues by chronicling the experiences the four cowboys encounter as they search for Joe. Upon their arrival to Joe’s ranch, the men are informed by Joe’s sister that Joe has been missing for weeks. They eventually realize that Joe’s neighbors are holding him hostage over a land dispute.
- Place depicted
- Arizona, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- San Bernardino County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.4.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Dark Manhattan
- Directed by
- Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974
- Written by
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Produced by
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
- Subject of
- Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
- Herndon, Cleo, American, 1908 - 1994
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
- McDaniel, Samuel Rufus, American, 1886 - 1962
- Anderson, Corny, American, 1897 - 1966
- Glover, Rubeline, American, 1911 - 1996
- Adamson, James, American, 1896 - 1956
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- acetate film, cardboard, metal and nylon
- Dimensions
- Duration: 77 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1050 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1300 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Two-Gun Man from Harlem. 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 message that reads [WE DEDICATE THIS PICTURE TO THE MEMORIES OF / R.B. HARRISON / BERT WILLIAMS / FLORENCE MILLS / AND ALL OF THE PIONEER / NEGRO ACTORS WHO BY / THEIR MANY SACRIFICES MADE / THIS PRESENTATION POSSIBLE.]. Set in Harlem, NY, the film follows the development of two men involved in the illegal numbers game in that neighborhood, Larry B. Lee (Clarence Brooks), a large-scale mobster and “Curly” Thorpe (Ralph Cooper). Lee, who witnesses “Curly” settle a bar dispute, enlists “Curly” as his protégé.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York state, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- Race films
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.5.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Harlem Rides the Range
- Directed by
- Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
- Written by
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
- Produced by
- Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
- Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
- Brooks, Lucius, American, 1911 - 1999
- Christmas, Leonard, American, 1897 - 1982
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Young, Artie, American, 1915 - 1989
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
- Dumas, Wade, American, 1905 - 1983
- Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
- Thomas, John, American, 1914 - 1981
- The Four Tones, American
- The Four Blackbirds
- Murray's Dude Ranch, American, 1922 - 1960
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 58 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1100 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Harlem Rides the Range. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film strips with variable-area optical sound.
- In the opening scene, Jim Dennison (Leonard Christmas), a homesteader, is approached by two men, Bradley (Clarence Brooks) and Jim Connors (Tom Southern), for outstanding mortgage. Dennison refuses to pay or acquiesce to giving the men a fifty-percent share of his mine. A fight ensues which leaves Dennison unresponsive. The rest of the film chronicles how a cowboy named Bob (Herb Jeffries) and his sidekick Dusty (Lucius Brooks) assist Mr. Dennison with his financial problems.
- Place depicted
- Arizona, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Sindewinder Valley, Apple Valley, San Bernadino County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.9.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Stock certificate for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company.
- Created by
- Lincoln Motion Picture Company, American, 1916 - 1921
- Printed by
- Goes Lithographing Company, American, founded 1879
- Subject of
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Smith, James T.
- Berry, Samuel
- Date
- 1921
- On ViewSecond Floor, 2 050
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (21.3 × 27.4 cm)
- Description
- A stock certificate for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. Document is made out to Samuel Berry for one hundred shares at one dollar per share. The certificate is signed by Clarence A. Brooks and James Thomas Smith in their roles as Secretary and President of the company, respectively, and dated to the 18th of April, 1921. At top left is an image of Abraham Lincoln. Gold embossed stamp at bottom left reads [LINCOLN MOTION PICTURE COMPANY / CALIFORNIA / INCORPORATED / JANUARY 20, 1917]. On back is a restatement of the issuance of one hundred shares of the capital stock of the Lincoln Motion Picture Company to Samuel Berry. On the left is preprinted language, complete with blank spaces for filling out, for the sale or transfer of the certificate to another party.
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- stock certificates
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.28.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Lobby card for Lem Hawkins' Confession
- Created by
- Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940
- Subject of
- Russell, Alice B., American, 1889 - 1984
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Van Engle, Dorothy, American, 1910 - 2004
- Alex Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946
- Bishop, Andrew S., American, 1894 - 1959
- Bowman, Laura, American, 1881 - 1957
- Managas, Lionel, Venezuelan, 1889 - 1945
- Burns, Sandy, American
- Freeman, Bee, American, 1899 - 1986
- Wilson, Eunice, American, 1911 - 1984
- Loveless, Henrietta, America, 1903 - 1934
- McClane, Lorenzo, American, 1897 - 1975
- Davis, Helen, American, 1881 - 1945
- Hannah, David
- Printed by
- New York Gravure Corp., American
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (24.8 × 31.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- Lobby card for the film Lem Hawkins' Confession.
- This lobby card features a colored image from the film of a man (Alec Lovejoy as Lem Hawkins) kneeling over the body of a woman on the floor. The man wears blue denim overalls and a checked shirt. Above the scene is written [A. BURTON RUSSELL / presents / "LEM HAWKINS' CONFESSION" / Based on the Sensational / "Stanfield / Murder / Case" / Written and Directed by / OSCAR MICHEAUX] in blue, black and red text. On the right side of the card is a black box with the cast members listed. At bottom right corner, in white, is written [COPYRIGHT / MCMXXV by / MICHEAUX PICTURES CORP. / N.Y.C.]. In the bottom right corner of the card, beneath the image, is written [NEW YORK GRAVURE CORP. MADE IN U.S.A.].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- lobby cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.122.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain