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Pioneers of African-American cinema / Kino Classics ; Library of Congress ; curated by Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart ; executive producer, Paul D. Miller ; producer, Bret Wood.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2016]
Distribution Info ©2016.
Description5 videodiscs (approximately 1,227 min.) : silent and sound, black and white and color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (76 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorMusser, Charles.
Other author/creatorStewart, Jacqueline Najuma, 1970-
Other author/creatorDJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid.
Other author/creatorWood, Bret.
Other author/creatorDavid, C.N., film director.
Other author/creatorGant, Harry A., film director.
Other author/creatorNorman, Richard E., 1891-1960 film director.
Other author/creatorThompson, True T., screenwriter.
Other author/creatorWilliams, Spencer, 1893-1969 screenwriter, film director.
Other author/creatorMicheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951 screenwriter, film director, film producer.
Other author/creatorMaurice, Richard D. screenwriter, film director.
Other author/creatorGist, James screenwriter, film director.
Other author/creatorGist, Eloyce, 1892-1974 screenwriter.
Other author/creatorCalnek, Roy, film director.
Other author/creatorPerugini, Frank film director.
Other author/creatorStarkman, David, 1885-1947 screenwriter.
Other author/creatorKahn, Richard C., 1897-1960, screenwriter, film director, film producer.
Other author/creatorKino Classics (Firm)
Other author/creatorLibrary of Congress.
Physical medium4 3/4 in. stamping
Contents Disc 1. Two nights of vaudeville (11 min. ; 1915) / produced by the Ebony Film Corporation ; produced by Luther Pollard ; A reckless rover (14 min. ; 1918) / produced by Luther Pollard ; directed by C.N. David ; produced by Ebony Film Corporation ; Within our gates (79 min. ; 1920) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; The symbol of the unconquered: a story of the Ku Klux Klan (59 min.; 1920) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; By right of birth (fragment) (4 min.; 1921) / directed by Harry A. Gant ; produced by P.H. Updike ; screenplay by Dora Mitchell ; story by George Johnson ; Body and soul (93 min.; 1925) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; Screen snapshots (excerpt) (1 min. ; 1920) -- Disc 2. Regeneration (fragment of reel two) (11 min. ; 1923) / directed by Richard Norman ; produced by the Norman Film Manufacutring Company ; The flying ace (65 min. ; 1926) / written, produced and directed by Richard E. Norman ; produced at the Norman Studios ; Ten nights in a bar room (64 min. ; 1926) / directed by Roy Calnek ; Rev. S. S. Jones home movies (excerpts) (16 min. ; 1924-1928) / directed and photographed by Reverend Solomon Sir Jones The scar of shame (86 min. ; 1929) / directed by Frank Perugini ; written by David Starkman ; produced by Colored Players Film Corporation -- Disc 3. Eleven P.M. (60 min. ; 1928) / written and directed by Richard Maurice ; Hell-bound train (50 min. ; c.1930) / written and directed by James and Eloyce Gist ; Verdict: not guilty (8 min. ; c.1933) / written and directed by James and Eloyce Gist ; The darkroom revue (18 min. ; 1931) / directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by Oscar Micheaux and Alice B. Russell ; produced by the Micheaux Film Corporation ; The exile (78 min. ; 1931) / Frank Schiffman presents an Oscar Micheaux production ; written and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by the Micheaux Film Corporation ; Hot Biskits (10 min. ; 1931) / written and directed by Spencer Williams ; produced by Dixie Comedies -- Disc 4. The girl from Chicago (70 min. ; 1932) / A. Burton Russell presents Oscar Micheaux's production ; written and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by Micheaux Pictures Corp. ; Ten minutes to live (58 min. ; 1932) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; Veiled aristocrats (44 min. ; 1932) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; Veiled aristocrats (trailer) (4 min. ; 1932) ; Birthright (73 min. ; 1938) / Burton Russell presents an Oscar Micheaux Production ; screenplay by Oscar Micheaux ; Birthright (trailer) (3 min. ; 1938) -- Disc 5. The bronze buckaroo (58 min. ; 1939) / written, produced and directed by Richard C. Kahn ; The blood of Jesus (56 min. ; 1941) / written and directed by Spencer Williams ; produced by Amegro Films ; Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (60 min. ; 1946) / Alfred N. Sack presents ; directed by Spencer Williams ; produced by Bert Goldberg ; screenplay by True T. Thompson ; The Moses sisters interview (33 min. ; c.1978) / directed and photographed by Pearl Bowser ; Tyler Texas black film collection (promotional film) (6 min. ; 1985).
Abstract Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart from the Hollywood establishment, cultivating visual and narrative styles that were uniquely their own.
General noteFilms originally produced 1915-1946.
General noteBooklet includes essays by Charles Musser, Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, Rhea L. Combs, and Mary N. Elliott.
General noteSpecial features: Pioneers of African-American cinema : an introduction ; The films of Oscar Micheaux.
Technical detailsDVD, NTSC, region 1.
LanguageSound films are closed-captioned; silent films have English intertitles, some have accompanying music.
Awards noteNational Film Registry selection, 1991: Blood of Jesus.
Awards noteNational Film Registry selection, 1992: Within our gates.
Genre/formRace films.
Genre/formFiction films.
Genre/formSilent films.
Genre/formSilent films United States.
Genre/formShort films.
Genre/formShort films United States.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formFeature films United States.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Contains title Container of (work): Blood of Jesus (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Dirty Gertie from Harlem USA (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Hot biskits (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Girl from Chicago (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Birthright (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Darktown Revue (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): By right of birth (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Flying ace (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Regeneration (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Scar of shame (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Ten minutes to live (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Within our gates (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Body and soul (Motion picture : 1925)
Contains title Container of (work): Eleven P.M. (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Hellbound train (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Symbol of the unconquered (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Ten nights in a bar room (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Black Sherlock Holmes (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Bronze buckaroo (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Heaven-bound travelers (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Exile (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Two knights of Vaudeville (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Reckless rover (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Mercy mummy (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): Moses sisters interview.
Contains title Container of (work): Rev SS Jones home movies.
Contains title Container of (work): Verdict not guilty (Motion picture)
Contains title Container of (work): We work again (Motion picture)
UPC 738329206000
Publisher numberK20600 Kino Classics

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