Two-Gun Man From Harlem

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Audience Member This one was kinda wild. Herb Jeffries gets framed for murder by a femme fatale (Mae Turner) and is told to "get over the border and never come back" - and you're like, yeah okay, western so, Mexico right? Wrong, dude like takes a horse across the border to Chicago(!?) where he picks up a damn CAR and goes to New York, specifically Harlem. Okay, it's the 30s, it's possible and all but like, lol, your cowboy movie ladies and gentlemen. In Harlem he meets a dude who looks just like him named The Deacon (also played by Herb Jeffries) and then uses that guy's identity to infiltrate his gang and clear his name way the hell back over in ... Michigan? Minnesota? Iowa? CANADA? Wherever the "west" was he came from. Honestly I found it hard to follow the story here but I'm not sure if it was because of splices in the film or the fact I was literally drifting asleep towards the end. Not enough singing and a pretty silly musical show for the Harlem scenes as well. But Herb Jeffries is forever charming, as smooth cat The Deacon or as his cowboy character. All of his movies have been fun - simplistic and with some really poor editing, but still fun. If you liked this movie, read my essay about singing cowboy films that Make Americana Great Again! https://www.back-row.com/home/2017/7/14/singing-cowboys-make-americana-great-again Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Considering its age and very limited budget, this film is a really good watch. There are plenty of technical errors in it; but, that's also part of its appeal. The story was quite good and the characters were very enjoyable (although I didn't care much for the boy..."geeeee wiz"). Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member interesting B movie fare part one of a trilogy of black musical westerns and the genre mixing works Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

Two-Gun Man From Harlem

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