Where's my man to-nite

In the early days of World War II, Rodney Tucker Jr. resents being pressured by his family to volunteer for the army. On the radio, his girlfriend Martha Adams sings as part of a recruiting rally, and later berates him for not joining the war effort. Rodney's indecision is nullifed when he is inducted and sent to an Army base at Fort Watchuga, Arizona. When his superior Sergeant Keen invites him to his room, Rodney is angered when he hears Martha dedicate a song to Keen on the radio. Going a.w.ol., Rodney embarks on an adventure, discovering his long-lost father aboard a freight train and stumbling upon a secret Japanese surveillance camp in the Arizona desert. Even Rodney's grandfather becomes involved in the action-packed finale. (This film is part of the Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection, a group of motion pictures made between 1935 and 1956 and featuring mostly or all-Black casts, produced and/or directed by African American filmmakers and shown primarily to Black audiences. All the films are preceded by a 4 minute explanatory introduction by Ossie Davis.) (Circulates).Genre/FormFeature films.
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In the early days of World War II, Rodney Tucker Jr. resents being pressured by his family to volunteer for the army. On the radio, his girlfriend Martha Adams sings as part of a recruiting rally, and later berates him for not joining the war effort. Rodney's indecision is nullifed when he is inducted and sent to an Army base at Fort Watchuga, Arizona. When his superior Sergeant Keen invites him to his room, Rodney is angered when he hears Martha dedicate a song to Keen on the radio. Going a.w.ol., Rodney embarks on an adventure, discovering his long-lost father aboard a freight train and stumbling upon a secret Japanese surveillance camp in the Arizona desert. Even Rodney's grandfather becomes involved in the action-packed finale. (This film is part of the Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection, a group of motion pictures made between 1935 and 1956 and featuring mostly or all-Black casts, produced and/or directed by African American filmmakers and shown primarily to Black audiences. All the films are preceded by a 4 minute explanatory introduction by Ossie Davis.) (Circulates).
Genre/FormFeature films.

More in Tyler Texas Black Film Collection

  1. Broken Earth
  2. By-line newsreel. #1
  3. By-line newsreel. #2
  4. By-line newsreel. #3
  5. By-line newsreel. #4
  6. Murder in Harlem 1935
  7. Midnight shadow 1939
  8. Where's my man to-nite 1943
  9. The Girl in room 20 1946
  10. Vanities 1946
  11. Juke Joint 1947
  12. Boogie woogie blues 1948
  13. Miracle in Harlem 1948

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record