Lime Kiln Club Field Day

Lime Kiln Club Field Day

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1913-01-01

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.

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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.

Released

1913-01-01

Runtime

62

Director

Edwin Middleton

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Comedy

Language

No Language

Production

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Klaw & Erlanger

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    Bert Williams

    Bert Williams
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    Odessa Warren Grey

    Odessa Warren Grey
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    Wes Jenkins

    Wes Jenkins
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    Walker Thompson

    Walker Thompson
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    Henry Troy

    Henry Troy
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    Abbie Mitchell

    Abbie Mitchell
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    Billy Harper

    Billy Harper
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    Lester A. Walton

    Lester A. Walton
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    Julius Glenn

    Julius Glenn
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    Sam Corker Jr.

    Sam Corker Jr.
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    Emma Reed

    Emma Reed
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    J. Leubrie Hill

    J. Leubrie Hill
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    Sam Lucas

    Sam Lucas
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    Tom Brown

    Tom Brown
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    William H. Chappelle

    William H. Chappelle