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Birmingham black bottom : the first Black talkies
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- Summary
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Four comedies adapted from Octavus Roy Cohen's "Darktown Birmingham" stories.
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- Creator
- a Shanachie presentation
- Other Title
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- Subtitle from disc label: First all Black cast talkies
- Included Titles
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- Music hath harms (Motion picture)
- Meloncholy dame (Motion picture)
- Framing of the shrew (Motion picture)
- Oft in the silly night (Motion picture)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Christie, Al, 1886-1951, film producer, presenter
- Graham, Walter, (Film director), film director
- Cohn, Alfred A., 1880-1951, screenwriter
- Gillstrom, Arvid E., 1889-1935, film director
- Williams, Spencer, 1889-1965, actor
- Preer, Evelyn, actor
- Cohen, Octavus Roy, 1891-1959
- Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
- Publication
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- Newton, NJ : Shanachie, [2003]
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
- digital optical stereo Dolby Digital
- video file DVD video
- OCLC
- ocm53072949
- Credits
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- Music hath harms: Spencer Williams, Roberta Hyson, Harry Tracy, Nathan Curry. The melancholy dame: Edward Thompson, Evelyn Preer, Spencer Williams, Roberta Hyson, Charles Olden. The framing of the shrew: Edward Thompson, Evelyn Preer, Charles Olden, Spencer Williams, Jr., Roberta Hyson. Oft in the silly night: Edward Thompson, Roberta Hyson, Arthur T. Ray, Spencer Williams
- Originally produced as four motion pictures in 1929.
- Octavus Roy Cohen's Music hath harms / produced by Al Christie ; directed by Walter Graham ; screen adaptation, Alfred A. Cohn -- Octavus Roy Cohen's The melancholy dame / Al Christie presents ; screen arrangement by Alfred A. Cohn ; a Paramount Picture ; directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom -- Octavus Roy Cohen's The framing of the shrew / produced by Al Christie ; directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom ; screen arrangement by Alfred A. Cohn -- Octavus Roy Cohen's Oft in the silly night / Al Christie presents ; a Paramount-Christie Talking Play ; directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom ; screen arrangement by Alfred A. Cohn