Two Gun Man from Harlem
{{short description|1938 film}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Two Gun Man from Harlem
| image = Two-Gun Man from Harlem FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Richard C. Kahn
| producer =
| writer = Richard C. Kahn
| starring = Herbert Jeffrey
Clarence Brooks
Margaret Whitten
Mantan Moreland
Stymie
Spencer Williams
Tom Southern
Mae Turner
Jesse Brooks
The Four Tones
The Cats and the Fiddle
| music = Herbert Jeffrey and
The Four Tones
| cinematography = Marcel Le Picard and Harvey Gould
| editing = Wm. Faris
| distributor = Sack Amusement Enterprises, Inc.
(uncredited)
| studio = Merit Pictures, Inc.
| released = {{Film date|1938|05|01}}
| runtime = 65 minutes
60 minutes (UAA Timeless video print)
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Two Gun Man from Harlem is a 1938 American contemporary Western film directed by Richard C. Kahn.{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720094205/https://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/findaid/blckfilm.html|title = Black Films: Paper Print Collection|website = Library of Congress}} It was produced by Merit Pictures, distributed by Sack Amusement Enterprises and featured an all-African-American cast.
The film is in the public domain and has been released on a US DVD-R with Keep Punching (1939).{{cite web|url=https://www.brentonfilm.com/canada-lee-collectors-guide|title=Canada Lee Collectors Guide|website=Brenton Film|date=28 February 2025|last=Reid|first=Brent}}
Plot summary
A man wrongly accused of murder disguises himself as a Harlem gangster known as "the Deacon", in order to bring to justice the men who framed him. He succeeds and reveals himself to the girl who loves him, and they go off to live happily ever after. There are many cleverly comic interludes in the story.
Cast
- Herbert Jeffrey as Bob Blake/The Deacon
- Margaret Whitten as Sally Thompson
- Clarence Brooks as John Barker
- Mantan Moreland as Bill Blake
- Stymie Beard as Jimmy Thompson
- Spencer Williams, Jr. as Butch Carter
- Mae Turner as Mrs. Ruth Steel
- Jesse Lee Brooks as Sheriff
- Rose Lee Lincoln as Dolores
- Tom Southern as John Steel
- The Cats and the Fiddle as Specialty Act
- The Four Tones as Singing Group
- Paul Blackman as Paul Blackman
Soundtrack
- Herb Jeffries and The Four Tones - "I'm a Happy Cowboy"
- The score - "Die Walküre" (Written by Richard Wagner)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0135694|title=Two-Gun Man from Harlem}}
- {{tcmdb title|id=324470}}
- {{AFI film|id=2242|title=Two Gun Man from Harlem}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=two_gun_man_from_harlem|name=Two Gun Man from Harlem}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1938 Western (genre) films
Category:African-American Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by Richard C. Kahn
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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