- Directed by
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Hawkins, Charles, American
- Produced by
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Dandridge, Ruby, American, 1900 - 1987
- Redd, Frances, American, 1917 - 1993
- Woods, Buck, American, 1905 - 1974
- Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
- Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
- Robinson, Ollie Ann
- Rosemond, Clinton, American, 1882 - 1966
- Brandon, Edward, Jamaican, 1907 - 1980
- Bates, Richard
- Webster, Pete, American, 1905 - 1988
- Simposon, Napoleon, American, 1902 - 1967
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 57 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 700 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1240 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Midnight Shadow. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical. In the film’s opening scene, Prince Alihabad (Laurence Criner) addresses Mr. Dan Wilson (Clinton Rosemond) and Mrs. Emma Wilson (Ollie Ann Robinson), his love interest’s parents. Prince Alihabad, who is next to the dining table and wears a turban says to the couple, “When possible, I live in private homes, that is the only way I can get the quiet and rest I must have in my work.” The men then engage in a conversation about religion. The rest of the film chronicles Prince Alihabad’s attempts to court Margaret Wilson (Frances Redd), Mr. and Mrs. Wilson’s daughter. After a man burglarizes The Wilson’s home and murders Don Wilson, detectives try to solve the crime.
- Place depicted
- Oklahoma, 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
- American South
- Business
- Film
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.14.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.