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The black king; The Duke is tops ; Spirit of youth ; The glove.

Title: The black king; The Duke is tops ; Spirit of youth ; The glove.
Publication: [La Crosse, WI] : Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, ©2004.

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Description

1 videodisc (approximately 301 min.) : sound, color and black and white; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

The black king: Deacon Charcoal Johnson is a rabble-rousing phony who rallies his fellow black citizens to establish their own country. To do this, he creates a fundraiser and collects money from Harlem to Mississippi intending to keep it all for himself.
The Duke is tops: Lena Horne stars as an entertainer who gets a chance at Broadway but currently headlines for a stage show run by Duke (Ralph Cooper). Dreaming of bright lights and big city, Lena cuts her ties to Duke and heads for Broadway. But then when her big debut becomes a big disaster, only Duke can save the day.
The glove: A one-time cop and ex-ballplayer schemes to earn a $20,000 reward for the capture of a maniacal killer who beat a prison guard to death with a "riot glove."

Uniform Title

Silver screen series.

Alternative Title

Black king ; The Duke is tops ; Spirit of youth ; The glove
Spirit of youth.
Duke is tops.
Glove.

Subject

Genre/Form

Feature films.

Note

A collection of movies featuring African-American stars.
Aspect ratio 1.33:1 (all four films).

Credits (note)

The black king: cinematographer, Dal Clawson.
The Duke is tops: cinematographer, Robert Cline, Henry Kruse ; fim editor, Arthur A. Brooks, Alice Greenwood ; composer, Ben Ellison, Harvey Brooks.
The spirit of youth: cinematographer, Robert Cline ; film editor, Carl Pierson ; composer, Clarence Muse, Elliot Carpenter.
The glove: A Tommy J. production ; director of photography, Gary Graver ; editor, Bob Fitzgerald ; music, Robert O. Ragland ; screenplay by Hubert Smith and Julian Roffman ; story by Hubert Smith and Ross Hagen ; produced by Julian Roffman ; directed by Ross Hagen.

Performer (note)

The black king (1932, 7 min.) : Vivianne Baber, A.B. Comethiere, Knolly Mitchell, Dan Michaels.
The Duke is tops (1938, 75 min.) : Lena Horne, Ralph Cooper, Lawrence Criner, Monte Hawley.
Spirit of youth (1938, 67 min.) : Joe Louis, Edna M. Harris, Mae Turner, Cleo Desmond.
The glove (1978, 92 min.) : Rosey Grier, John Saxon, Joanna Cassidy, Joan Blondell.

System Details (note)

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; mono.

Contents

The Black king / director, 'Bud' Pollard -- The Duke is tops / directed by William Nolte -- Spirit of youth : the story of Joe Lewis / directed by Harry Fraser -- The glove / directed by Ross Hage.

Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-1965

LCCN

096009210595

OCLC

428118255

Title

The black king; The Duke is tops ; Spirit of youth ; The glove.

Imprint

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

Series

Silver screen series.

Cast

The black king (1932, 7 min.) : Vivianne Baber, A.B. Comethiere, Knolly Mitchell, Dan Michaels.

The Duke is tops (1938, 75 min.) : Lena Horne, Ralph Cooper, Lawrence Criner, Monte Hawley.

Spirit of youth (1938, 67 min.) : Joe Louis, Edna M. Harris, Mae Turner, Cleo Desmond.

The glove (1978, 92 min.) : Rosey Grier, John Saxon, Joanna Cassidy, Joan Blondell.

Credits

The black king: cinematographer, Dal Clawson.

The Duke is tops: cinematographer, Robert Cline, Henry Kruse ; fim editor, Arthur A. Brooks, Alice Greenwood ; composer, Ben Ellison, Harvey Brooks.

The spirit of youth: cinematographer, Robert Cline ; film editor, Carl Pierson ; composer, Clarence Muse, Elliot Carpenter.

The glove: A Tommy J. production ; director of photography, Gary Graver ; editor, Bob Fitzgerald ; music, Robert O. Ragland ; screenplay by Hubert Smith and Julian Roffman ; story by Hubert Smith and Ross Hagen ; produced by Julian Roffman ; directed by Ross Hagen.

System Details

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; mono.

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Added Author

Pollard, Bud, 1886-1952, film director.

Nolte, William L. (William Lewis), 1889-1965, film director.

Greenwood, Alice.

Cline, Robert, 1895-1946.

Kruse, J. Henry.

Ellison, Ben, 1902-1984.

Brooks, Harvey. Composer

Golder, Lew. Producer

Fraser, Harry, 1889-1974, film director.

Hoerl, Arthur, 1892-1968.

Muse, Clarence. Composer

Carpenter, Elliot, 1894-1982.

Pierson, Carl.

Graver, Gary.

Fitzgerald, Bob.

Ragland, Robert O.

Smith, Hubert L. Screenwriter

Hagen, Ross, 1938- film director.

Roffmann, Julian.

Baber, Vivianne.

Comathiere, A. B.

Mitchell, Knolly.

Michaels, Dan.

Horne, Lena, actor.

Cooper, Ralph, 1908-1992.

Criner, Lawrence, 1898-1965.

Hawley, Monte.

Louis, Joe, 1914-1981.

Harris, Edna Mae, 1910-1997.

Turner, Mae.

Desmond, Cleo.

Grier, Rosey.

Saxon, John, 1935-2020.

Cassidy, Joanna, 1945-

Blondell, Joan.

Million Dollar Productions.

Thunderbird Films.

Tommy J. Productions.

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, film distributor.

Platinum Disc Corporation.

Added Title

Spirit of youth.

Duke is tops.

Glove.

Other Standard Identifier

096009210595

Publisher No.

21059 Echo Bridge Home Entertainment

Research Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-1965

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