01:01:27 2.43 |
ESTABLISHING SHOT OF HARLEM, NYC. STREET SIGNS
FOR WEST 125TH ST. & LENOX AVENUE. |
01:01:30 5.43 |
MONTAGE HARLEM STREET SCENES CIRCA 1940
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01:02:37 72.43 |
HARLEM JAZZ BAND PERFORMS HOT TUNE. BLACK GLAMOUR
GIRLS IN THEIR HOTEL ROOM |
01:04:20 175.43 |
TWO BLACK MEN HAVE FIST FIGHT IN APARTMENT
BUILDING HALLWAY. MAN SHOT |
01:12:10 645.43 |
BLACK COUPLE IN BAR TALK JIVE-TALK. MAN FLIRTS
WITH BAND SINGER |
01:12:44 680.43 |
ALBERTA PERKINS
TRYING TO FORGET
ALBERTA PERKINS - TRYING TO FORGET
BLACK JAZZ SINGER SINGS WITH BAND IN NIGHTCLUB |
01:16:00 875.43 |
BLACK BARTENDER MIXES DRINK COCKTAIL
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01:17:32 967.46 |
BLACK FEMALE JAZZ SINGER SINGS WITH BAND IN NIGHTCLUB
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01:18:11 1006.55 |
COMIC BLACK COURTROOM SCENE
|
01:19:10 1065.43 |
BLACK RUN BUSINESS, LUNCH COUNTER
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01:20:00 1115.43 |
COMIC BLACK COURTROOM SCENE
|
01:21:10 1185.43 |
CU BLACK WOMEN TALK ON TELEPHONE. CUTAWAYS IN CU
OF CONVERSATION. NICE MONTAGE OF BLACKS TALKING ON TELEPHONE CIRCA 1940 |
01:28:12 1607.38 |
ALL BLACK NIGHTCLUB. COUPLE SEATED AT TABLE CONVERSE
|
01:31:59 1835.43 |
CU SEXY BLACK GIRL ROLLS UP SILK STOCKING.
CHANGES BEHIND SCREEN |
01:36:00 2075.43 |
PEOPLE FLOCK INTO APARTMENT FOR SURPRISE PARTY
MAN CARRIES BIG BASS FIDDLE UP STAIRS |
01:37:40 2175.43 |
MAN SURPRISED AT PARTY. MAN BLOWS OUT CANDLES OF
BIRTHDAY CAKE. |
01:39:00 2255.43 |
PEOPLE FLOCK INTO HOUSE RENT PARTY. PAY ADMISSION
FEE AT DOOR. DANCING AND CARRYING ON AT PARTY. BLACK COUPLES DANCE TO SWING MUSIC |
01:42:44 2480.43 |
MAMIE SMITH
I'LL GET EVEN WITH YOU
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01:44:10 2565.43 |
BUTTERBEANS AND SUSIE TYPE BLACK VAUDEVILLE ACT
|
01:47:00 2735.43 |
ALBERTA PERKINS
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT
|
01:48:00 2795.43 |
SEXY BLACK NIGHTCLUB SINGER IN SILK GOWN
|
01:49:00 2855.43 |
BLACK COUPLE MARRIED BY MINISTER
|
01:53:59 3155.43 |
BLACK SWING BAND REHEARSES
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01:59:00 3455.43 |
BLACK MIGRATION! AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLE WITH
SUITCASE APPEAR TO HAIL TAXI CAB. NEXT SHOT A 1940s PASSENGER TRAIN IN MOTION! |
02:00:01 3516.43 |
ESTABLISHING SHOT OF GRAND CENTRAL STATION.
COUPLE HAIL TAXI CAB. BLACK MIGRATION! |
02:00:18 3533.7 |
BLACK WOMAN GOES THROUGH DOORWAY, CLIMBS STAIRS
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02:02:30 3665.43 |
DEPRESSED BLACK GIRL CLIMBS APARTMENT STAIRS AND
COMMITS SUICIDE, JUMPS OUT WINDOW ALSO FEATURING: DENE LARRY, GUS SMITH, ERNIE RANSOM, EARL SYDNOR, NORMAN ASTWOOD, HERMAN GREEN, CRISTOLA WILLIAMS, EMILY SANTOS, FLO LEE, WAHNETA SAN. |
Description: RARE ALL BLACK CAST FEATURE FILM STARRING PIONEER BLUES SINGER MAMIE SMITH. THIS IS THE BEST COPY OF THIS TITLE IN EXISTENCE. ALSO FEATURES ALBERTA PERKINS, SIDNEY EASTON, ALEX LOVEJOY, GEORGE WILLIAMS. RARE ALL BLACK CAST MUSICAL FEATURE FILM PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED ONLY FOR THEATERS WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCES. SEGREGATION. KNOWN AS "RACE FILM". AFRICAN AMERICAN CAST, PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS. BLACK NIGHTCLUB. BLACK VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT: TOBA OR THEATRE OWNERS BOOKING ASSOCIATION AKA "TOUGH ON BLACK ARTISTS". BEFORE CHITLIN' CIRCUIT. AFTER HARLEM RENAISSANCE.
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