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Lime Kiln Club Field Day

52 %|Jan 1, 1913|Comedy

Modeled after a popular collection of stories known as "Brother Gardener's Lime Kiln Club," the plot features three suitors vying to win the hand of the local beauty. Filmed in 1913, but after considerable footage was shot, the film was abandoned. One hundred years later, the seven reels of untitled and unassembled footage were discovered in the film vaults of the Museum of Modern Art, and are now believed to constitute the earliest surviving feature film starring black actors.

Featured Crew

Bert Williams
Writer
Bert Williams
Producer
Edwin Middleton
Director
A.L. Erlanger
Producer
Marc Klaw
Producer
T. Hayes Hunter
Director
Trevor Mathison
Music Arranger
Sam Corker Jr.
Assistant Director

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Cast

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Wes Jenkins
Brother Gardner
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Walker Thompson
Barber Suitor
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Henry Troy
Angry Suitor
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Abbie Mitchell
The Mother
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Julius Glenn
Bar Manager
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Sam Corker Jr.
Man with shotgun
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Emma Reed
Chicken Vendor
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J. Leubrie Hill
club member
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Sam Lucas
Club member
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Tom Brown
Club member