December 16, 1939
Release Date

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Double Deal (1939)

Name: Double Deal
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1939-12-16

Running Time

December 16, 1939
Release Date

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Plot.

Tommy McCoy and "Dude" Markey are both in love with Harlem singer/dancer Nita. Markey robs a jewelry store and turns the loot over to gang-boss Murray Howard. Later, Markey robs the safe, steals the jewelry, and, in order to get rid of his rival for Nita, frames the robbery on McCoy. The latter's big-brother thinks otherwise and, with Nita's help, sets out to prove it.

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Details.

Release Date
December 16, 1939

Status
Released

Running Time
1h

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Comedy Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

all black cast

harlem

swing music

Wiki.

Double Deal is a 1939 American drama with an all-black cast (a genre at the time called "race films"), written by Arthur Hoerl, produced by George Randol, directed by Arthur Dreifuss and released on the independent states-rights market by Sack Amusement Enterprises and Astor Pictures Corp.