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Lime Kiln Club Field Day

51.67% | Jan 01, 1913
Comedy

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

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Wes Jenkins
Brother Gardner
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Walker Thompson
Barber Suitor
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Henry Troy
Angry Suitor

Featured Crew

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

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