Jericho (1937)
August 23, 1937Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Paul Robeson
Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Henry Wilcoxon
Capt. Mack
Wallace Ford
Mike Clancy
Kouka
Gara
John Laurie
Hassan
Kouka
Gara
James Carew
Maj. J.R. Barnes
Lawrence Brown
Pvt. Face
Rufus Fennell
Sgt. Gamey
Ike Hatch
Pvt. Tag
Frank Cram
Col. Lake
Frank Cochrane
Agouba
George Barraud
Explorer / Writer
Frederick Cooper
Explorer
Henry Aubin
Explorer
Robert N. Lee
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 23, 1937
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 17m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom · Egypt
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Jericho is a 1937 British drama film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon and Wallace Ford. It was released in the US with the alternative title Dark Sands.
Paul Robeson considered Jericho one of his most positive accomplishments in projecting a screen image of a Black man with courage, honor, self-sacrifice and intelligence who achieves success and happiness. Robeson's first British film, Sanders of the River, ended up being an embarrassment for the actor, its story turning into a celebration of British colonialism. Robeson felt betrayed by the production team and sought without success to buy all circulating prints. As a result, Robeson demanded artistic control over the final cut of this film. For example, the ending was to be that Jericho, homesick, agrees to help clear the captain's name in the United States. After their plane crashes in the desert, Jericho dies trying to save Captain Mack. Instead, Robeson simply requested that the movie end with the captain flying off alone.