| Description |
5 videodiscs (approximately 1227 min.) : silent and sound, black and white and color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (76 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. stamping rda |
| Description |
NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1. |
| Note |
Films originally produced 1915-1946. |
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Booklet, titled Pioneers of African-American cinema: film notes, includes an introduction by Paul D. Miller (aka D.J. Spooky), and essays by Charles Musser, Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, Rhea L. Combs, and Mary N. Elliott. |
| Awards |
National Film Registry selection, 1991: Blood of Jesus. |
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National Film Registry selection, 1992: Within our gates. |
| Summary |
Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart from the Hollywood establishment, cultivating visual and narrative styles that were uniquely their own. |
| Note |
Special features: Pioneers of African-American cinema : an introduction ; The films of Oscar Micheaux. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Two nights of vaudeville (11 min. ; 1915) / produced by the Ebony Film Corporation ; produced by Luther Pollard ; A reckless rover (14 min. ; 1918) / produced by Luther Pollard ; directed by C.N. David ; produced by Ebony Film Corporation ; Within our gates (79 min. ; 1920) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; The symbol of the unconquered: a story of the Ku Klux Klan (59 min.; 1920) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; By right of birth (fragment) (4 min.; 1921) / directed by Harry A. Gant ; produced by P.H. Updike ; screenplay by Dora Mitchell ; story by George Johnson ; Body and soul (93 min.; 1925) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; Screen snapshots (excerpt) (1 min. ; 1920) -- Disc 2. Regeneration (fragment of reel two) (11 min. ; 1923) / directed by Richard Norman ; produced by the Norman Film Manufacutring Company ; The flying ace (65 min. ; 1926) / written, produced and directed by Richard E. Norman ; produced at the Norman Studios ; Ten nights in a bar room (64 min. ; 1926) / directed by Roy Calnek ; Rev. S. S. Jones home movies (excerpts) (16 min. ; 1924-1928) / directed and photographed by Reverend Solomon Sir Jones The scar of shame (86 min. ; 1929) / directed by Frank Perugini ; written by David Starkman ; produced by Colored Players Film Corporation -- Disc 3. Eleven P.M. (60 min. ; 1928) / written and directed by Richard Maurice ; Hell-bound train (50 min. ; c.1930) / written and directed by James and Eloyce Gist ; Verdict: not guilty (8 min. ; c.1933) / written and directed by James and Eloyce Gist ; The darkroom revue (18 min. ; 1931) / directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by Oscar Micheaux and Alice B. Russell ; produced by the Micheaux Film Corporation ; The exile (78 min. ; 1931) / Frank Schiffman presents an Oscar Micheaux production ; written and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by the Micheaux Film Corporation ; Hot Biskits (10 min. ; 1931) / written and directed by Spencer Williams ; produced by Dixie Comedies -- Disc 4. The girl from Chicago (70 min. ; 1932) / A. Burton Russell presents Oscar Micheaux's production ; written and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by Micheaux Pictures Corp. ; Ten minutes to live (58 min. ; 1932) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; Veiled aristocrats (44 min. ; 1932) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; Veiled aristocrats (trailer) (4 min. ; 1932) ; Birthright (73 min. ; 1938) / Burton Russell presents an Oscar Micheaux Production ; screenplay by Oscar Micheaux ; Birthright (trailer) (3 min. ; 1938) -- Disc 5. The bronze buckaroo (58 min. ; 1939) / written, produced and directed by Richard C. Kahn ; The blood of Jesus (56 min. ; 1941) / written and directed by Spencer Williams ; produced by Amegro Films ; Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (60 min. ; 1946) / Alfred N. Sack presents ; directed by Spencer Williams ; produced by Bert Goldberg ; screenplay by True T. Thompson ; The Moses sisters interview (33 min. ; c.1978) / directed and photographed by Pearl Bowser ; Tyler Texas black film collection (promotional film) (6 min. ; 1985). |
| Language |
Sound films are closed-captioned; silent films have English intertitles, some have accompanying music. |
| Subject |
African Americans in motion pictures.
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African Americans in motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst00799733
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| Genre/Form |
Race films.
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Fiction films.
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Silent films.
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Short films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Silent films -- United States.
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Short films -- United States.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Race films. (OCoLC)fst01710372
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Short films. (OCoLC)fst01710364
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Silent films. (OCoLC)fst01710368
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Musser, Charles.
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Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma, 1970-
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DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid.
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Wood, Bret.
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David, C. N., film director.
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Gant, Harry A., 1881-1967, film director.
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Norman, Richard E., 1891-1960, film director.
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Thompson, True T., screenwriter.
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Williams, Spencer, 1893-1969, screenwriter, film director.
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Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951, screenwriter, film director, film producer.
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Maurice, Richard D., screenwriter, film director.
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Gist, James, screenwriter, film director.
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Gist, Eloyce, 1892-1974, screenwriter.
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Calnek, Roy, film director.
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Perugini, Frank, film director.
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Starkman, David, 1885-1947, screenwriter.
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Kahn, Richard C., 1897-1960, screenwriter, film director, film producer.
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Kino Classics (Firm)
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Library of Congress.
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Container of (work): Blood of Jesus (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Dirty Gertie from Harlem USA (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Hot biskits (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Girl from Chicago (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Birthright (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Darktown Revue (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): By right of birth (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Flying ace (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Regeneration (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Scar of shame (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Ten minutes to live (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Within our gates (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Body and soul (Motion picture : 1925)
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Container of (work): Eleven P.M. (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Hellbound train (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Symbol of the unconquered (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Ten nights in a bar room (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Black Sherlock Holmes (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Bronze buckaroo (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Heaven-bound travelers (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Exile (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Two knights of Vaudeville (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Reckless rover (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Mercy mummy (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Moses sisters interview.
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Container of (work): Rev SS Jones home movies.
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Container of (work): Verdict not guilty (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): We work again (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
738329206000 |
| Music No. |
K20600 Kino Classics |
