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Double Deal
Double Deal

Double Deal

Guns Bark As Rival Gangs Fight For Power!

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ComedyCrime

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

16 December 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Monte Hawley

Monte Hawley

Jim McCoy

Jeni Le Gon

Jeni Le Gon

Nita

Edward Thompson

Edward Thompson

Dude Markey

Florence O'Brien

Florence O'Brien

Sally

Buck Woods

Buck Woods

Maceo Bruce Sheffield

Maceo Bruce Sheffield

Murray Howard

Charles Hawkins

Charles Hawkins

Jack Clisby

Jack Clisby

Tom Southern

Tom Southern

Vernon McCalla

Vernon McCalla

Charles Gordon

Charles Gordon

Lanny

Arthur Ray

Arthur Ray

F.E. Miller

F.E. Miller

Nightclub Comedian

Shelton Brooks

Shelton Brooks

Singer in Nightclub Floorshow

Lucille Battle

Lucille Battle

Nightclub Patron

Mildred Boyd

Mildred Boyd

Nightclub Patron

Alfred Grant

Alfred Grant

Nightclub Patron

Avanelle Harris

Avanelle Harris

Nightclub Patron

Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore

Nightclub Patron

Freddie Jackson

Freddie Jackson

Tommy McCoy

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