Lime Kiln Club Field Day

Name: Lime Kiln Club Field Day
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1913
Duration: 62 min
Rating: 5.2

1913 · 62 min

Comedy

★ 5.2

Criterion

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.

Crew

Director Edwin Middleton
Director T. Hayes Hunter
Writer Bert Williams

Cast

Bert Williams
Bert
Odessa Warren Grey
The Girl
W
Wes Jenkins
Brother Gardner
Walker Thompson
Barber Suitor
H
Henry Troy
Angry Suitor
A
Abbie Mitchell
The Mother
B
Billy Harper
Shorty
L
Lester A. Walton
Parson
J
Julius Glenn
Bar Manager
S
Sam Corker Jr.
Man with shotgun
E
Emma Reed
Chicken Vendor
J
J. Leubrie Hill
club member

Crew

Director — Edwin Middleton
Director — T. Hayes Hunter
Writer — Bert Williams

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