Dark Manhattan
Directed byHarry Fraser
Written byGeorge Randol
Produced byRalph Cooper
George Randol
StarringRalph Cooper
CinematographyArthur Reed
Edited byArthur A. Brooks
Music byBen Ellison
Harvey O. Brooks
Production
company
Randol-Cooper Productions
Release date
  • 1937 (1937)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dark Manhattan is a black and white American film produced in 1937 by a partnership of African Americans Ralph Cooper and George Randol.[1] Harry Fraser directed the film, which was written by Randol who was also the executive producer. The film was the only one made by Randol-Cooper Productions.

The film opens with a dedication to R. B. Harrison, Bert Williams, and Florence Mills "and all the pioneer Negro actors who by their many sacrifces paved the way for this presentation."

Music was by Ellison & Brooks (Ben Ellison and Harvey O. Brooks). Ben Rinaldo was associate producer.

The film stars Cooper, and focuses on an up-and-coming youngster ruthlessly taking control of the numbers racket from the ailing former boss.[2]

The film is discussed in the book Making a Promised Land.[3]

Cast

References

  1. Balio, Tino (September 6, 1995). Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520203341 via Google Books.
  2. "Dark Manhattan". National Museum of African American History and Culture.
  3. Massood, Paula J. (September 6, 2013). "Making a Promised Land: Harlem in Twentieth-Century Photography and Film". Rutgers University Press via Project MUSE.
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