Directed by
Micheaux, Oscar, American, 1884 - 1951
Written by
Micheaux, Oscar, American, 1884 - 1951
Produced by
Micheaux, Oscar, American, 1884 - 1951
Subject of
Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
Van Engle, Dorothy, American, 1910 - 2004
Bishop, Andrew S., American, 1894 - 1959
Lovejoy, Alec, American, 1893 - 1946
Micheaux, Oscar, American, 1884 - 1951
McClane, Lorenzo, American, 1897 - 1975
Bowman, Laura, American, 1881 - 1957
Freeman, Bee, American, 1899 - 1986
Monagas, Lionel, American, 1889 - 1945
Chester, Alfred George, American, 1900 - 1978
Wilson, Eunice, American, 1911 - 1984
Russell, Alice B., American, 1889 - 1984
Burns, Sandy, American
Loveless, Henrietta, American, 1903 - 1934
Davis, Helen, American, 1881 - 1945
Owned by
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
Date
1935
Medium
polyester film
Dimensions
Duration (Reel 1): 22 Minutes
Length (Film): 800 Feet
Duration (Reel 2): 30 Minutes
Length (Film): 1100 Feet
Duration (Reel 3): 31 Minutes
Length (Film): 1150 Feet
Caption
This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
Description
A dramatic film with the title Murder in Harlem. It consists of three (3) reels of 16mm black-and-white polyester film with optical sound.
The film tells the story of a black watchman at a chemical factory who discovers a dead white woman in his factory's basement and informs his supervisors but is eventually accused of the murder. His sister Claudine (Dorothy Van Engle) ventures to Washington, DC and happens upon longtime admirer Henry Glory (Clarence Brooks), who is now a prosperous lawyer, and enlists his services to exonerate her brother.
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
DC Public Library Film Collection
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
feature films
16mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Film
Race films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.55.71.1abc
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e739bde-253b-4379-9ce0-4ca45781b083

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

Share this page