George Randol (1895–1973) was an actor, screenwriter, director, and producer of films in the United States. In 1938 he was honored as an influential film executive in a newspaper writeup of the "Negro" film industry. Randol was born in Buena Vista, Virginia. Randol had numerous theatrical roles. He was a partner in the short-lived Cooper-Randol Production Company of Los Angeles that delivered only ''

Dark Manhattan ''Dark Manhattan'' is a black and white American film produced in 1937 by a partnership of African Americans Ralph Cooper and George Randol. Harry Fraser directed the film, which was written by Randol who was also the executive producer. The ...

''. He continued on with another partnership. He was in the Broadway production of '' Anna Lucasta''.

Filmography

Actor

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The Exile (1931 film) ''The Exile'' is a 1931 United States, American film directed by Oscar Micheaux with choreography by Leonard Harper (producer), Leonard Harper. A drama-romance of the race movie, race film genre, ''The Exile'' was Micheaux's first feature-length ...

'' as Bill Prescott *'' The Green Pastures (film)'' (1936) as High Priest *''

Harlem on the Prairie ''Harlem on the Prairie'' (1937) is a race movie, billed as the first " all-colored" Western musical. The movie reminded audiences that there were black cowboys and corrected a popular Hollywood image of an all-white Old West. It was produce ...

'' (1937) as Sheriff

Producer

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'' (1937, executive producer) *'' Double Deal'' (1939) *''

Midnight Shadow ''Midnight Shadow'' is a 1939 film with an all African-American cast. It was directed and produced by George Randol, who was also African American. Plot The mind-reading Prince Alihabad courts a girl from Oklahoma played by Frances E. Redd. Her pa ...

'' (1939)

Director

*''Midnight Shadow (1939)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Randol, George American film directors 1895 births 1973 deaths