Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926 film)
Ten Nights in a Barroom is an American film released in 1926. The film had a temperance theme and followed on Timothy Shay Arthur's 1854 novel Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There and William W. Pratt's play, as well as earlier film adaptations (albeit with white casts) listed at Ten Nights in a Barroom. A man's drinking causes him to lose money, his business, and his daughter.[1] The film has been restored and is archived at the Library of Congress.[2] Charles Gilpin stars. The film was released during the Prohibition era.[3] Roy Calnek directed.[4]
The film is the second of four films released by Colored Players Film Corporation and one of two, along with The Scar of Shame, that remain in existence. The film was positively reviewed by critics.[5]
Oscar Micheaux's film company was a rival and released films that competed with the newer film company's releases, in this case The Spider's Web was released a week after it debuted. The newer film company also poached actos from Micheaux including Chenault and both firms claimed the had the greatest star..[6]
Cast
The cast included: Charles Gilpin and Lawrence Chenault
References
- ^ http://normanstudios.org/nsdrc/displays/colored-players-film-corporation/
- ^ "Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926)".
- ^ "The STAGE Network". The STAGE Network.
- ^ critic, Howard Reich, Tribune arts. "Bringing back forgotten black films". chicagotribune.com.
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- ^ Musser, Charles; Gaines, Jane Marie; Bowser, Pearl (March 28, 2016). "Oscar Micheaux and His Circle: African-American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era". Indiana University Press – via Google Books.