Directed by
Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
Written by
Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
Produced by
Sack, Alfred N., 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
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
American West
Business
Film
Race films
Western films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
Object number
2015.167.9.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
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