Dirty Gertie. Container of (work): Blood of Jesus (Motion picture) Container of (work): Dirty Gertie from Harlem USA (Motion picture) Container of (work): Hot biskits (Motion picture) Container of (work): Girl from Chicago (Motion picture) Container of (work): Birthright (Motion picture) Container of (work): Darktown Revue (Motion picture) Container of (work): By right of birth (Motion picture) Container of (work): Flying ace (Motion picture) Container of (work): Regeneration (Motion picture) Container of (work): Scar of shame (Motion picture) Container of (work): Ten minutes to live (Motion picture) Container of (work): Within our gates (Motion picture) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012008353 Container of (work): Body and soul (Motion picture : 1925) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007054287 Container of (work): Eleven P.M. (Motion picture) Container of (work): Hellbound train (Motion picture) Container of (work): Symbol of the unconquered (Motion picture) Container of (work): Ten nights in a bar room (Motion picture) Container of (work): Black Sherlock Holmes (Motion picture) Container of (work): Bronze buckaroo (Motion picture) Container of (work): Heaven-bound travelers (Motion picture) Container of (work): Exile (Motion picture) Container of (work): Two knights of Vaudeville (Motion picture) Container of (work): Reckless rover (Motion picture) Container of (work): Mercy mummy (Motion picture) Container of (work): Moses sisters interview. Container of (work): Rev SS Jones home movies. Container of (work): Verdict not guilty (Motion picture) Container of (work): We work again (Motion picture)
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Collective title from container.
Contents:
(15 min.). We work again The blood of Jesus (1941) (56 min.) / Colored Players Film Corporation presents ; directed by Roy Calnek -- Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946) / written by True T. Thompson ; directed by Spencer Williams (60 min.) ; Hot biskits (1931) / written and directed by Spencer Williams (10 min.) -- v. 2. Oscar Mischeaux. The girl from Chicago (1933) / from the story "Jeff Ballinger's woman" ; story, adaptation & direction by Oscar Micheaux (70 min.) ; Birthright: a story of the Negro - and the South (1938) / from the novel by T.S. Stribling ; a Micheaux production ; adapted by Oscar Micheaux (73 min.) ; Darktown revue (1930) (18 min.) / Micheaux Films presents ; Veiled aristocrats (trailer) (1932) (4 min.) / from Chas. W. Chesnutt's novel -- v. 3. Silent rarities. By right of birth (4 min. ; 1921) ; The Flying ace (65 min.) / produced by Norman Studios ; Regeneration (11 min. ; 1923) / Norman Film Mfg. Co. ; Scar of shame (76 min. ; 1927) / Colored Players Film Corporation presents ; story by David Starkman ; director, Frank Perugini -- v. 4. Oscar Micheaux, cont'd. Ten to minutes to live (58 min. ; 1932) / A. Burton Russell presents ; director, writer, Oscar Micheaux ; Within our gates (73 min. ; 1919) / Oscar Micheaux presents; written directed and produced by Oscar Micheaux -- v. 5. Body and soul (93 min.) / a film by Oscar Michaeux ; Eleven P.M. (66 min.) / Richard D. Maurice presents -- v. 6. Hellbound train (51 min.) / James and Eloyce Gist ; The symbol of the unconquered : a story of the Ku Klux Klan (66 min.) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux -- v. 7. Ten nights in a bar room (64 min.) / Colored Players Film Corporation presents ; directed by Roy Calnek -- v. 8. A Black Sherlock Holmes (13 min.) -- Bronze buckaroo (58 min.) -- Heaven-bound travelers (15 min.) -- The Exile (78 min.) -- Two knights of vaudeville (11 min.) -- v. 9. A reckless rover (14 min.) -- Mercy mummy (13 min.) -- Moses sisters interview (32 min.) -- Rev. SS Jones home movies (16 min.) -- Verdict not guilty (8 min.) -- We work again (15 min.).
Summary:
"Early African-American filmmakers created these films outside the Hollywood system, an expression of a then-powerful niche market that was sometimes regionally distributed, sometimes driven by celebrity, and always reflective of an African-American point of view. Early African-American cinema reveals sophisticated and nuanced treatment of important social issues largely ignored by mainstream movies. The restoration of these films comes at a time when they're deeply relevant to an informed discussion of race in America. The humor, passion and craft exhibited in these works speak volumes about the dedication of cinematic pioneers to their intended audiences as well as their influence on mainstream culture."--Publisher's website
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