| Harlem on the Prairie | |
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 Harlem on the Prairie Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Newfield Jed Buell (co-director) |
| Written by | Flournoy E. Miller Fred Myton |
| Produced by | Jed Buell |
| Starring | Herbert Jeffrey Spencer Williams Connie Harris Mantan Moreland George Randol |
| Cinematography | William Hyer |
| Edited by | Robert Jahns |
| Music by | Lew Porter |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sack Amusements |
Release date |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,000 |
Harlem on the Prairie (1937) is American race movie, billed as the first "all-colored" Western musical.[1] The movie reminded audiences that there were black cowboys and corrected a popular Hollywood image of an all-white Old West.[2]
It was produced by Associated Features, which was organized in 1937. The picture premiered at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles and was first shown in New York City at the Rialto Theatre on Broadway. The company had offices at 937 N. Sycamore Ave., Hollywood, California, and the officers of the company were Jed Buell, president; Bert Sternbach, vice president; and Sabin W. Carr, secretary-treasurer.
Harlem on the Prairie was filmed on location at the Walker Ranch in Newhall, California, and the Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, California. President and chief producer Jed Buell spent less than $50,000 on this picture.[3][4]
- ^ Sampson, Henry T. Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films (1997), p. 63, ISBN 0-8108-2605-4
- ^ Berry, S. Torriano. The 50 Most Influential Black Films: A Celebration of African-American Talent, Determination, and Creativity, Citadel Press (2001), p. 43, ISBN 0-8065-2133-3
- ^ "The New Pictures", Time, December 13, 1937. (Retrieved August 14, 2007)
- ^ Epstein, Robert (March 12, 1992). "A West That Wasn't:Roundup Time For Singing Cowboys". The Los Angeles Times. pp. F1, F3 – via Newspapers.com.