Reflections, Perceptions and Misconceptions of Black Culture in Film
Details Year of Release: 1921 Genre: Drama Rating: N/A Runtime: Unknown Black & White Silent Studio: Reol Productions Producer: Robert Lévy Director: Unknown Studio: Reol Productions Cast Percy Verwayen Edna Morton Lawrence Chenault Elizabeth Williams Mabel Young Arthur Ray Synopsis A young college student who excels both academically and athletically falls in love with a…
Read MoreDetails Year of Release: 1921 Genre: Drama Rating: N/A Runtime: mins. Black & White Silent Studio: North State Film Corporation, Norman Film Manufacturing Co. Director: Ben Strasser Cast Mabel Holmes, Walter Holeby, Walter Long, Ruth Freeman Synopsis Covington, the son of a slave, works his way through medical school, and upon graduating, devotes his life…
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Details Year of Release: 1921 Genre: Drama Rating: N/A Runtime: Unknown Black & White Silent Studio: Micheaux Film Corp. Director & Producer: Oscar Micheaux Cast Lawrence Chenault (Anthony Brisbane) Evelyn Preer (Ida May Gilpin) Dick Abrams (Sidney Wyeth) Louis De Bulger (Lem Hawkins) Synopsis Myrtle Gunsaulus, a young African-American girl, is found murdered in the…
Read MoreYear of Release: 1921 Genre: Drama Rating: N/A Director: Roy Calnek Studio: Superior Arts Productions Black & White Silent Cast: Anna Lou Allen, Clifford Harris, Laurence McGuire, Don Pierson Details: A married man tricks a naïve young girl into a false marriage and then is denounced by his real wife. According to a review in an…
Read MoreDetails Year of Release: 1922 Genre: Drama Rating: N/A Runtime: Unknown Black & White Silent Studio(s): Fidelity Pictures Co., Blackburn-Velde Pictures Director: Unknown Cast Jack Johnson, Adrian Joyce, Mattie Wilkes, Ruth Walker Synopsis A man takes the blame for a crime actually committed by his no-good but favored younger brother. In order to save his…
Read Morea/k/a LADY LUCK Tagline: A Thriller Diller Laff Sensation! Details Year of Release: 1942 Genre: Horror/Comedy Rating: N/A Runtime: 68 mins. Black & White Studio(s): Dixie National Pictures Inc. Producer(s): Jed Buell; Maceo B. Sheffield (Associate) Director: William X. Crowley Cast Mantan Moreland (Washington Delaware Jones), F. E. Miller (Jefferson), Maceo B. Sheffield (Dr. Brutus…
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