Policy Man | |
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Directed by | Irwin Franklyn |
Produced by | Irwin Franklyn, Hazel Franklyn |
Starring | Ethel Moses, Jimmie Baskett, Count Bassie, Ann Harleman, Henry Wessels |
Color process | black and white[1] |
Production company | Creative Films Corporation[1] |
Distributed by | Sack Amusement Entertainment[1] |
Release date | July 1, 1938[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Policy Man, is a 1938 American feature film in black and white, and is now a lost film.[3][4] It was advertised as having an "all colored cast",[5] featuring Ethel Moses, Jimmie Baskett, and Count Bassie.[3][6] It was directed by Irwin Franklyn, and produced by Irwin Franklyn and Hazel Franklyn.[1][7]
Policy Man was an urban crime film that portrayed sophisticated African Americans in Harlem.[3][8] It included in its plot a person involved in a numbers game lotteries (or a gambler), and the numbers racket (or illegal gambling).[2] It was a popular film in northern cities in the United States.[8]
The cast included Ann Harleman, Henry, Wessels, Ethel Moses, Jimmie Baskett, and Count Bassie.[1] The film features musical groups The Plantation Club Chorus (or N.Y. Plantation Club Chorus), The Al Taylor Orchestra, The Savoy Lindy Hoppers, and The Big Apples.[9]
It was one of a series of Creative Films Corporation produced urban crime films, all directed by Irwin Franklyn.[3] Advertising materials for the film are extant.[10]