1939 American film
One Dark Night is an American film released in 1939.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Also known as Night Club Girl .[ 4] It was directed by Leo C. Popkin . It was produced by Harry M. Popkin . The film features an African American cast[ 5] including Mantan Moreland in a dramatic role.
Cast
Production and release
Hattie McDaniel reportedly turned down the role played by Bette Treadville .[ 6] The film was made by Million Dollar Productions and distributed by Sack Amusement Enterprises . It was produced by Clifford Sanforth. The film drew various black celebrities to a showing.[ 7] Josephine Edwards performs two songs in the lost film.[ 8]
The film was re-released as Night Club Girl in 1944. It is categorized as a race film ,[ 9] and is now lost.[ 10] [ 11] The Yale University Library has a lobby card for the film.[ 12]
References
^ Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography . McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.
^ McCluskey, Audrey Thomas (September 27, 2007). Imaging Blackness: Race and Racial Representation in Film Poster Art . Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253217790 – via Google Books.
^ Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (September 27, 1986). The Motion Picture Guide . Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997066 – via Google Books.
^ "Films in Review" . National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. September 27, 1973 – via Google Books.
^ Kellner, Bruce (September 27, 1984). The Harlem Renaissance: A Historical Dictionary for the Era . Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313232329 – via Google Books.
^ Earl J. Morris, "Grand Town Day and Night" Pittsburgh Courier (August 19, 1939): 20. via Newspapers.com
^ Brown, Lee; Allen, Robert L. (September 27, 2001). Strong in the Struggle: My Life as a Black Labor Activist . Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780847691913 – via Google Books.
^ Hischak, Thomas S. (June 16, 2017). 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year . Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442278059 – via Google Books.
^ "Another Picture by Million Dollars" Pittsburgh Courier (August 26, 1939): 20. via Newspapers.com
^ "Principals Prepare for Million Dollar's 'One Dark Night'" Pittsburgh Courier (September 9, 1939): 20. via Newspapers.com
^ Larry Richards, African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography (McFarland 2015): 125, 128-129. ISBN 9781476610528
^ Harry M. Popkin presents Mantan Moreland in One "dark night." . s.n. September 27, 1939. OCLC 778631569 – via Open WorldCat.
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