Square Joe


1922

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1922
Premiere Information
Harlem opening: 18 Jun 1922
Production Company
Colored Feature Photoplay Co.
Country
United States

Synopsis

An innocent man is convicted of shooting and killing a policeman during a raid of a neighborhood gambling house. Evidence obtained by a beautiful, winsome woman exonerates the man, and the real murderer is captured and punished. During the story, a prizefight occurs between the innocent man and his opponent.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1922
Premiere Information
Harlem opening: 18 Jun 1922
Production Company
Colored Feature Photoplay Co.
Country
United States

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According to New York Age, this was the first production of the Colored Feature Photoplay Co. The film was shot in Harlem. Joe Jeanette, a prizefighter, trained George Carpentier for his 1921 match with Jack Dempsey. John Lester Johnson was also a boxer.