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Harlem Sketches

Plot: Bearing witness to the wretched living conditions of Harlem’s black population during the Great Depression, this short film was shot in the same year as the first race riot in that neighbourhood, now regarded as a distant ancestor of the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
Release Date: Sunday, April 7 1935
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Crew

Portrait of Leslie BainLeslie Bain
Leslie Bain was
>> in Harlem Sketches
as 'Director'
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Portrait of George AntheilGeorge Antheil
George Antheil was
34 in Harlem Sketches
as 'Music'
Sun, Jul 08 1900 –
Thu, Feb 12 1959
Portrait of Sam BrodySam Brody
Sam Brody was
>> in Harlem Sketches
as 'Production Assistant'
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