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Double Deal (1939)

Double Deal poster
Directed by
Arthur Dreifuss
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of African American characters navigate personal conflicts and social situations in a small town. The story follows their everyday relationships and the choices they make.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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