We are all so lucky he was able to find ALL if the footage for this film. The saddest part is that this film was not released after production. But a lost then found treasure. And how beautiful the leading lady was. I saw the still photo of her and what an amazing look she had..... Thanks for posting this. Charles
Thank you SO much for this series! I'm a senior citizen in upstate NY that upon retirement in December, finally able to plan my huge weeklong trip to NYC for June .....had Hamilton, Caroline's, Birdland Jazz tickets, full days each at: WTC memorial/Ellis/SoSt Seaport/ Village, Met & MoMA & Cloisters, so on & so on ......so this is REALLY helping! Us I'm learning this GS I never would've! Thank you, this is an INCREDIBLE & very sad piece of history ♥️
I've seen Bert Williams' other surviving films "Natural Born Gambler" and "Fish," as well has having heard his surviving recordings. This makes for an interesting addition. One thing to note here is the dancing in the background while Bert and his sweetheart are on the Merry Go Round. It's amazing to see how the people were able to preserve moments of joy even at a time when their humanity was attacked left and right in a manner far worse than today.
Very nice glad it was found .I've watched the Amos and Andy which I believe was filmed in New York City as a kid on TV .These are a real treat to watch thank you .
Thanks for posting this excellent material! Please, please, PLEASE hire an editor and a writer and a composer to put it all together into some kind of story, to come as close to the planned comedy as possible. Regarding the title for this video, "Earliest surviving film with an all-Black cast," I believe Alice Guy-Blache's "A Fool And His Money" (1912) came before.
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We are all so lucky he was able to find ALL if the footage for this film. The saddest part is that this film was not released after production. But a lost then found treasure. And how beautiful the leading lady was. I saw the still photo of her and what an amazing look she had..... Thanks for posting this.
Charles
Thank you SO much for this series! I'm a senior citizen in upstate NY that upon retirement in December, finally able to plan my huge weeklong trip to NYC for June .....had Hamilton, Caroline's, Birdland Jazz tickets, full days each at: WTC memorial/Ellis/SoSt Seaport/ Village, Met & MoMA & Cloisters, so on & so on ......so this is REALLY helping! Us I'm learning this GS I never would've! Thank you, this is an INCREDIBLE & very sad piece of history ♥️
I've seen Bert Williams' other surviving films "Natural Born Gambler" and "Fish," as well has having heard his surviving recordings. This makes for an interesting addition. One thing to note here is the dancing in the background while Bert and his sweetheart are on the Merry Go Round. It's amazing to see how the people were able to preserve moments of joy even at a time when their humanity was attacked left and right in a manner far worse than today.
It's great to hear it was found so recently. It goes to show that lost films are still out there
I have some Bert Williams 78s. A superstar of his era.
Wonderful to see movies from the era that my late grandmother grew up with with. My grandma was around 1 1/2 or 2 when this movie was being made.
I'd love to see a national campaign launched to locate, preserve, and restore all surviving pre-21st century African American films.
Thank you for sharing this MoMA... ❤️✌🏾✊🏾 Super interesting and informative...
This is so cool! I wish there were more stuff like this.
Is there any way that we can see the entire film?
When is the film going to be released to the public? It is essential to my research and would be a great help!
Very nice quality!
Very nice glad it was found .I've watched the Amos and Andy which I believe was filmed in New York City as a kid on TV .These are a real treat to watch thank you .
Absolutely amazing!
Thanks for posting this excellent material! Please, please, PLEASE hire an editor and a writer and a composer to put it all together into some kind of story, to come as close to the planned comedy as possible.
Regarding the title for this video, "Earliest surviving film with an all-Black cast," I believe Alice Guy-Blache's "A Fool And His Money" (1912) came before.
This is beautiful
Fascinating film.