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The Lady Fare or Lady Fare is a 1929 American short comedy film[1][2] directed by William Watson,[3] from a story by Octavus Roy Cohen,[4] and screenplay by Spencer Williams.[5][6][7][8] It was produced by Al Christie and filmed by the Christie Film Company.[9]

The film was one of the first African American talking movies, described as a "singie" and a "dancie".[9][10] It featured an all-female chorus line, possibly inspired by the Cotton Club.[11] The 20-minute film premiered on September 28, 1929.[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Exhibitors Herald World". Quigley Publishing Company. April 5, 1930 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Richards, Larry (2015-09-17). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1052-8.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Levette, Harry (March 2, 1934). ""Them Wuz The Days" When The Colored Actors Were Busy". California Eagle. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  5. ^ Sampson, Henry T. (April 5, 1995). Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810826052 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Black Film Resarch Online". University of Chicago. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  7. ^ Jones, G. William. "Williams, Spencer". Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  8. ^ Cripps, Thomas (1978). "The Films of Spencer Williams". Black American Literature Forum. 12 (4): 128–134. doi:10.2307/3041505. ISSN 0148-6179. JSTOR 3041505.
  9. ^ a b ""Lady Fare" to Be Fun And Music Riot". The Black Dispatch. July 11, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  10. ^ "Williams, Spencer, Jr". Oxford African American Studies Center. 2005. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43905. ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  11. ^ "The Lady Fare", Performing Arts Encyclopedia, September 27, 1929, retrieved 2022-11-09
  12. ^ a b c d "Яндекс". KinoPoisk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  13. ^ McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042 – via Google Books.


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