• Rating:
• Genre: Crime
• Director: Harry L. Fraser
• Main Cast: Ralph Cooper, Clarence Brooks, Jess Lee Brooks, Sam McDaniel
• Release Year: 1937
• Country: US
• Run Time: 77 minutes

Plot

Dark Manhattan is an all-black melodrama, aimed at what were once known as "colored" movie houses. Ralph Cooper stars as anti-hero Curley Thorpe, the head of all protection rackets in Harlem. Curley begins to think about reforming when he falls in love with virginal nightclub chanteuse Cleo (Cleo Herndon). Alas, a rival gang begins encroaching upon Thorpe's territory, resulting in the climactic death of the poor fellow in a hail of bullets. Production-wise, Dark Manhattan is several notches above most of the cheapie all-black films of the era, with good direction and choreography compensating for the haphazard camerawork and uneven performances. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Ralph Cooper - Curley Thorpe
• Clarence Brooks - Larry Lee
• Jess Lee Brooks - Lt. Allen
• Sam McDaniel - Jack Jackson

James Adamson - Lem
Srewart Nicodemus - Pete

Credit

Ralph Cooper - Producer; George Randol - Producer; George Randol - Screenwriter; Harry L. Fraser - Director; Art Reed - Cinematographer