Two Gun Man from Harlem

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Two Gun Man from Harlem
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Richard C. Kahn
Written by 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
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard and Harvey Gould
Edited byWm. Faris
Music by Herbert Jeffrey and
The Four Tones
Production
companies
Merit Pictures, Inc.
Distributed bySack Amusement Enterprises, Inc.
(uncredited)
Release date
  • May 1, 1938 (1938-05-01)
Running time
65 minutes
60 minutes (UAA Timeless video print)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Two Gun Man from Harlem is a 1938 American contemporary Western film directed by Richard C. Kahn. [1] It was produced by Merit Pictures, distributed by Sack Amusement Enterprises and featured an all-African-American cast.

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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.

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References

  1. "Two Gun Man from Harlem". Library of Congress .