One Dark Night is an American film released in 1939. Also known as Night Club Girl. It was directed by Leo C. Popkin. It was produced by Harry M. Popkin. The film features an African American cast including Mantan Moreland in a dramatic role.
Cast Mantan Moreland as Samson Brown Josephine Pearson as Barbara Brown Betty Treadville as Hannah Brown Jessie Coles Grayson as Mom
Production and release Hattie McDaniel reportedly turned down the role played by Bette Treadville.Earl J. Morris, "Grand Town Day and Night" Pittsburgh Courier (August 19, 1939): 20. via Newspapers.com The film was made by Million Dollar Productions and distributed by Sack Amusement Enterprises. It was produced by Clifford Sanforth. The film drew various black celebrities to a showing. Josephine Edwards performs two songs in the lost film.
The film was re-released as Night Club Girl in 1944. It is categorized as a race film,"Another Picture by Million Dollars" Pittsburgh Courier (August 26, 1939): 20. via Newspapers.com and is now lost."Principals Prepare for Million Dollar's 'One Dark Night'" Pittsburgh Courier (September 9, 1939): 20. via Newspapers.comLarry Richards, African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography (McFarland 2015): 125, 128-129. The Yale University Library has a lobby card for the film.
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