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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54f6bfb02-482a-4e19-9a6d-6b44cb25ec7e

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