Pioneers of African-American cinema

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Kino Classics

Publication Date:

[2016]

Language:

English

Available Copies	Location	Call Number
1 of 1	Madison/Scranton Adult DVDs - Special Collection	DVD-SC 791.4375 PIO
1 of 1	Wallingford Adult Videodiscs	DVD 791.4375 PIONEERS

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[2016]

Kino Classics

5 videodiscs (approximately 1,227 min.) : silent and sound, black and white and color tinted ; 12 cm + 1 booklet (76 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)

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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.

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Disc 1. Two nights of vaudeville (11 min. ; 1915) / produced by the Ebony Film Corporation ; produced by Luther Pollard ; 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 ; 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 ; 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 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 ; Darkroom revue (18 min. ; 1931) / directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by Oscar Micheaux and Alice B. Russell ; produced by the Micheaux Film Corporation ; 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. 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. Bronze buckaroo (58 min. ; 1939) / written, produced and directed by Richard C. Kahn ; 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 ; Moses sisters interview (33 min. ; c.1978) / directed and photographed by Pearl Bowser ; Tyler Texas black film collection (promotional film) (6 min. ; 1985).

Subjects

African Americans in motion pictures
Feature films
Fiction films
Race films
Short films
Silent films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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Grouping Title	pioneers of african american cinema
Grouping Author	230
Grouping Category	movie
Grouping Language	English (eng)
Last Grouping Update	2025-06-25 03:51:17AM
Last Indexed	2025-07-07 00:00:57AM

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Calnek, Roy
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid
David, C. N.
Gant, Harry A., 1881-1967
Gist, Eloyce, 1892-1974
Gist, James
Kahn, Richard C., 1897-1960
Maurice, Richard D.
Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951
Musser, Charles
Norman, Richard E., 1891-1960
Perugini, Frank
Starkman, David, 1885-1947
Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma, 1970-
Thompson, True T.
Williams, Spencer, 1893-1969
Wood, Bret

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Calnek, Roy,film director
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid,contributor
David, C. N.,film director
Gant, Harry A.,1881-1967,film director
Gist, Eloyce,1892-1974,screenwriter
Gist, James,screenwriter,film director
Kahn, Richard C.,1897-1960,screenwriter,film director,film producer
Kino Classics (Firm),presenter,publisher,distributor
Library of Congress,presenter
Maurice, Richard D.,screenwriter,film director
Micheaux, Oscar,1884-1951,screenwriter,film director,film producer
Musser, Charles,curator,contributor
Norman, Richard E.,1891-1960,film director
Perugini, Frank,film director
Starkman, David,1885-1947,screenwriter
Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma,1970-curator,contributor
Thompson, True T.,screenwriter
Williams, Spencer,1893-1969,screenwriter,film director
Wood, Bret,producer

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African Americans in motion pictures
Feature films
Fiction films
Race films
Short films
Silent films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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Pioneers of African-American cinema

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Pioneers of African-American cinema / Kino Classics ; Library of Congress ; curated by Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart ; executive producer, Paul D. Miller ; producer, Bret Wood

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Pioneers of African-American cinema

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African Americans in motion pictures

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