United States, Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville, 30.33218, -81.65565United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324Norman, Richard E., 1891-19611925-12-02Letter from Richard E. Norman, head of Norman Film Manufacturing Company, a Jacksonville-based, white independent film company active from 1921 to 1926 that specialized in outdoor adventure films for African American audiences, to William M. Smith, manager of the Douglass Theatre, dated December 2, 1925, regarding scheduling of film rentals. Acknowledging that Smith will not be able to show The Crimson Skull because of another feature booked on the same date, Norman suggests December 15th or 16th as a more convenient date to show The Crimson Skull or The Green Eyed Monster. He adds that Steve Reynolds, a one-legged star, will come to advertise the films. Norman asks that Smith specify date and feature on a signed contract and promises to rush advertising materials on receipt. The western, The Crimson Skull, was released in 1921 and featured Anita Bush, Lawrence Chenault, Steve Reynolds, and Bill Pickett, a world champion rodeo rider. The Green Eyed Monster, also released in 1921, starred Jack Austin and Louise Dunbar and was based on the story, "The Man Who Could Turn White."Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.image/jpegtext/htmldbr018Blues, Black vaudeville, and the silver screen, 1912-1930s (Digital Library of Georgia) GAGALhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Norman Film Manufacturing CompanyAdventure films--FloridaWestern films--FloridaRace in motion picturesRace films--United StatesMotion picture theaters--Georgia--MaconFilm posters--GeorgiaAdvertising--Motion pictures--Georgia--MaconCommercial agents--FloridaCrimson skull (Motion picture : 1921)Green-eyed monster (Motion picture : 1921)Man who could turn whiteDouglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)Smith, William M., theater managerLetter: Arlington, Florida to William M. Smith, Macon, Georgia, 1925 Dec. 2Text