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Comment: 1929 film directed by one of the most important African American movie makers in history. Needs to be included. FloridaArmy (talk) 11:45, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
The Lady Fare is a 1929 American short comedy film,[1][2] directed by William Watson,[3] from a story by Octavus Roy Cohen, and screenplay by Spencer Williams.[4][5][6][7]
The film was one of the first African American talking movies.[8] It featured an all-female chorus line, possibly inspired by the Cotton Club.[9] The world premiered on September 28, 1929, and it is 20-minutes in length.[10]
Cast
- Herbert V. Skinner
- Leroy Broomfield
- Claude Collins
- Vernon Elkins
- Aurora Greeley
- Leon Hereford
- Roberta Hyson[11]
- Gus Jones[10]
- Evelyn Pryre[10]
- Junie Rutledge[10]
References
- ^ "Exhibitors Herald World". Quigley Publishing Company. April 5, 1930 – via Google Books.
- ^ Richards, Larry (2015-09-17). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1052-8.
- ^ Coleman, Robin R. Means (2013-03-01). Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present. Routledge. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-136-94293-8.
- ^ Sampson, Henry T. (April 5, 1995). Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810826052 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Black Film Resarch Online". University of Chicago. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ Jones, G. William. "Williams, Spencer". Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ Cripps, Thomas (1978). "The Films of Spencer Williams". Black American Literature Forum. 12 (4): 128–134. doi:10.2307/3041505. ISSN 0148-6179.
- ^ "Williams, Spencer, Jr". Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43905. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "The Lady Fare", Performing Arts Encyclopedia, 1929-09-27, retrieved 2022-11-09
- ^ a b c d "Яндекс". KinoPoisk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042 – via Google Books.
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