Double Deal (1939 film) explained

Double Deal (1939 film)
Director:Arthur Dreifuss
Producer:Dixon R. Harwin (producer)
George Randol (executive producer)
Studio:George Randol Productions
Starring:See below
Music:Ross DiMaggio
Cinematography:Mack Stengler
Editing:Carl Pierson
Distributor:Sack Amusement Enterprises
Astor Pictures Corporation (US; states rights)
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Double Deal is a 1939 American drama with an all-black cast (a genre at the time called "race films"), written by Arthur Hoerl, produced by George Randol, directed by Arthur Dreifuss and released on the independent states-rights market by Sack Amusement Enterprises and Astor Pictures Corp.

Plot summary

Two men, Tommy McCoy and Dude Markey, are in love with Nita, a beautiful nightclub singer/dancer. Markey robs a jewelry store and gives the haul to a local gangster. Later, he steals the jewelry from the gangster's safe and frames McCoy for the robbery in the hope that the gangster will kill him, thereby getting rid of his rival for the lovely Nita.

Cast

Soundtrack