By Vlad Zakh · August 30, 2026
Blue Washington was a pioneering Black stuntman and character actor whose Hollywood career stretched from the silent era into the 1950s. Tales of Manhattan follows an evening tailcoat through several owners, Weary River rebuilds a paroled gangster’s life as a singer, Haunted Gold investigates a haunted mine, and Bomba, the Jungle Boy helps a photography expedition survive. There It Is and Rowdy Ann round out the list.
01 Blue Washington appears in this adventure about a young man raised in the African jungle who helps a photography expedition survive.
Directed by Ford Beebe · 1h 11m · Rated NR
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02 Blue Washington features in this anthology where a single evening tailcoat passes through the lives of several owners, changing each of their fates.
Directed by Julien Duvivier · 1h 58m · Rated NR
03 Blue Washington features in this western about a cowboy who investigates a supposedly haunted mine linked to his father's mysterious disappearance.
Directed by Mack V. Wright · 0h 57m · Rated NR
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Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
04 Blue Washington features in this early talkie about a paroled gangster who tries to rebuild his life as a singer while his old criminal ties threaten to pull him back.
Directed by Frank Lloyd · 1h 26m · Rated NR
05 Blue Washington is in this silent comedy about a bumbling Scotland Yard detective sent to America to investigate a series of ghostly disturbances.
Directed by Charles R. Bowers & Harold L. Muller · 0h 19m
06 Blue Washington appears in this silent comedy about a tomboyish rancher's daughter who causes chaos when she's sent to a proper finishing school.
Directed by Al Christie · 0h 21m
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