
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
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.
Top Billed Cast

Bert Williams
Bert

Odessa Warren Grey
The Girl
Wes Jenkins
Brother Gardner
Walker Thompson
Barber Suitor
Henry Troy
Angry Suitor
Featured Crew

Bert Williams
Writer

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