J. Augustus Smith
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Augustus Smith was an actor and screenwriter. He wrote the story and screenplay for Junction 88 and appeared in the film.He also weote and appearwd in Drums O' Voodoo.[1] It was based on his play Louisiana.[2]
He and Oliver Foster had the lead roles in the theatrical production Walk Together Chillun.[3]
He co-wrote deveral songs for the 1941 film Murder with Music.[citation needed]
Filmography
Actor
- Chloe Love is Calling You (1934)[1]
- She Devil or Drums O' Voodoo (1934)[4]
- Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941) as Pa Wilkins
- Stoeln Paradie (1941)[1]
- Sunday Sinners (1941)[1]
- Hi-De-Ho (1947 film) as Preacher
- Junction 88 as Chinka Lin[2]
- Boarding House Blues (1948) as Norman Norman
- Killer Diller (1948 film) as Stage Hand
Writer
- Drums O' Voodoo (1934)
References
- ^ a b c d "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- ^ a b Staff, America Film Institute; Gevinson, Alan; Institute, American Film; Afi, American Film (May 25, 1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209640 – via Google Books.
- ^ Peterson, Bernard L. (May 25, 1990). Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers: A Biographical Directory and Catalog of Plays, Films, and Broadcasting Scripts. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313266218 – via Google Books.
- ^ "God's Step Children and She Devil".