Directed by
Dreifuss, Arthur, German American, 1908 - 1993
Produced by
Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
Ray, Arthur, American, 1888 - 1942
Distributed by
Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
Subject of
Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
LeGon, Jeni, American, 1916 - 2012
Thompson, Edward, American, 1898 - 1960
Jackson, Freddie, American, 1919 - 1995
Woods, Buck, American, 1905 - 1974
Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
O'Brien, Florence, American, 1912 - 2006
Sheffield, Maceo Bruce, American, 1897 - 1959
McCalla, Vernon, Jamaican, 1905 - 1968
Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
Brooks, Shelton, Canadian, 1886 - 1975
Hawkins, Charles, American
Gordon, Charles, American, 1914 - 1939
Ray, Arthur, American, 1888 - 1942
Composed by
Tinturin, Peter, American, 1910 - 2007
Date
1939
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration: 60 Minutes
Length (Film Reel 1): 1050 Feet
Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
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.
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
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
release prints (motion pictures)
feature films
16mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Entertainers
Film
Nightlife
Race films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
Object number
2015.167.7.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
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