Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913)
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.
Directors: T. Hayes Hunter, Edwin Middleton.
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Bert Williams as Bert |
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Odessa Warren Grey as The Girl |
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Wes Jenkins as Brother Gardner |
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Walker Thompson as Barber Suitor |
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Henry Troy as Angry Suitor |
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Abbie Mitchell as The Mother |
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Billy Harper as Shorty |
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Lester A. Walton as Parson |
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Julius Glenn as Bar Manager |
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Sam Corker Jr. as Man with shotgun |
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Emma Reed as Chicken Vendor |
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J. Leubrie Hill as club member |
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Sam Lucas as Club member |
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Tom Brown as Club member |
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William H. Chappelle as Club member |
| Writing | Bert Williams | Writer |
| Production | Bert Williams | Producer |
| Production | A.L. Erlanger | Producer |
| Production | Marc Klaw | Producer |
| Directing | T. Hayes Hunter | Director |
| Directing | Edwin Middleton | Director |
| Sound | Trevor Mathison | Music Arranger |
| Directing | Sam Corker Jr. | Assistant Director |
