Bargain with Bullets explained

Bargain with Bullets is a 1937 American film. The first film produced by Million Dollar Productions, it features an African American cast of actors and performers. The gangster film is about the Harlem underworld.[1] It was described as the first Hollywood "all-Negro" film.[1] The film features several musical performances.[2]

Toddy Pictures Company acquired Million Dollar Productions and re-released the film as Gangsters on the Loose.

The gangster themed film drew scrutiny from film censorship boards in the U.S. requiring extensive editing of the film.[3]

Cast

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bargain With Bullets (1937). The New York Age . December 4, 1937. 7. newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: BARGAIN WITH BULLETS. Library of Congress.
  3. Book: Butters, Gerald R.. Banned in Kansas: Motion Picture Censorship, 1915-1966. September 8, 2007. University of Missouri Press. 9780826266033. Google Books.
  4. News: Bargain With Bullets (1937). The Pittsburgh Courier . October 30, 1937. 24. newspapers.com.