- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 39 1/16 × 25 1/4 in. (99.2 × 64.1 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 41 1/16 × 27 in. (104.3 × 68.6 cm)
- Description
- This movie poster has a small still image from the film in the top half and the title displayed in large letters in the bottom section. At the top margin is text in black letters that read [RALPH COOPER]. Directly below the text is a red trapezoid shape that borders an image from the film. In the image a man lies on the ground with his head on a woman's lap. He looks up at a man dressed as a policeman standing above him. Below the image in large black text are the words [DARK / MANHATTAN]. There is a red trapezoid shape below with more black text that reads [with / ALL-STAR COLORED CAST]. There are dark colored stars scattered along the side margins of the posters.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




