Darktown Revue
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| Darktown Revue | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oscar Micheaux Leonard Harper |
| Written by | Oscar Micheaux |
| Produced by | Oscar Micheaux Alice B. Russell |
| Starring | Tim Moore Andrew Tribble Celeste Cole Amon Davis Donald Heywood Choir |
| Cinematography | Lester Lang Walter Strenge |
Release date |
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Running time | 18 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Darktown Revue (1931) is an 18-minute American Pre-Code short film by Oscar Micheaux, his first short venture into sound film. The dances and ensembles were co-directed by Leonard Harper and the picture was shot along with their feature-length all-black talkie, The Exile.[1][2][3] As in many early talkies, the camera-work is extremely static. The film included choral singing and several vaudeville acts, including the comedy duo of Tim Moore and Andrew Tribble doing a routine about a haunted house.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Exile (1931), a film by Leonard Harper and Oscar Micheaux". Cinema.theiapolis.com. May 16, 1931. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Reid, Grant Harper (2013). Rhythm for Sale: Grant Harper Reid: 9780615678283: Amazon.com: Books. CreateSpace Independant Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-0615678283.
- ^ Sonny Watson. "Streetswing's Dancer History Archives: Leonard Harper 1". Streetswing.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Darktown Revue at IMDb
- "The Exile", Film Captures, Archived December 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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- 1931 films
- 1931 musical comedy films
- African-American films
- American musical comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Oscar Micheaux
- 1931 short films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films
- English-language comedy short films
- English-language musical comedy films
- Short film stubs
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