Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
1938 · Feature film · 60 min · dir. Richard C. Kahn
Hear HERB JEFFRIES sing "I'm A Happy Cowboy"
- Action
- Drama
- Music
Synopsis
A cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder. He winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity of a preacher-turned-gangster who looks like him. He infiltrates the gang to catch the men who framed him.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Richard C. Kahn
- Writer
- Richard C. Kahn
- Cinematography
- Marcel Le Picard
- Studio
- Merit Pictures Inc.
- Released
- 1938-05-01
- Running time
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
- Richard C. Kahn Director
Herb Jeffries- Marguerite Whitten
Clarence Brooks
Mantan Moreland
Matthew Beard
Spencer Williams
Mae Turner- Jess Lee Brooks
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Herb Jeffries, From Range to Harlem and Back · Poohbah70 · 2019-11-29
All things considered - plot, script, acting, music, musical performances - and the overall quality of "B" westerns - black or white - this a good film. It has an interesting, if somewhat unbelievable plot, some fine performances by some of Black America's best actors and musicians, an above average script, some pretty women, a little action with fists and guns and some humor. Herb Jeffrrey plays a double roll as Bob Blake, framed for a murder by the dead man's wife and The Deacon a shady and dangerous maybe cleric in Harlem in NYC. Now, why they had to have Jeffrey escape all the way to NYC…
