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One of the first movies to feature an all-black cast, this drama centers on a young plantation hand who becomes a preacher after accidentally shooting his brother, but soon drifts away from his faith after meeting a seductress.
1929
English
Drama
Religion
Romance
Musical
Crime Drama
Gospel Music
Cast & Crew
Daniel L. Haynes
(Actor)
.. Zeke
Nina Mae McKinney
(Actor)
.. Chick
William Fontaine
(Actor)
.. Hot Shot
Fanny Belle DeKnight
(Actor)
.. Mammy
Harry Gray
(Actor)
.. Parson
Everett McGarrity
(Actor)
.. Spunk
Victoria Spivey
(Actor)
.. Missy Rose
Robert Couch
(Actor)
.. Johnson Kid
Walter Tait
(Actor)
.. Johnson Kid
Milton Dickerson
(Actor)
.. Johnson Kid
More Information
Did You Know..
Daniel L. Haynes
(Actor)
.. Zeke
Born:
January 01, 1893
Died: January 01, 1954
Died: January 01, 1954
Nina Mae McKinney
(Actor)
.. Chick
Born:
January 01, 1909
Died: January 01, 1967
Died: January 01, 1967
Trivia:
The screen's first black love goddess, she was spotted as a teenager in the chorus line of Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1928 and signed to star in King Vidor's all-black musical film Hallelujah (1929). She got rave reviews and MGM signed her to a five-year contract, but she appeared in only two films in that time; there were no good roles for blacks in Hollywood films of the early '30s. She sang in cafes, cabarets, and clubs in Paris, Athens, and Budapest, billed as "the black Garbo." In 1935 she costarred with Paul Robeson in the British film Sanders of the River, then appeared in many all-black independent productions. In the late '40s she had supporting roles in a number of Hollywood films. Her last significant performance was onstage in Brooklyn in the 1951 play Rain, in which she played Sadie Thompson.
William Fontaine
(Actor)
.. Hot Shot
Fanny Belle DeKnight
(Actor)
.. Mammy
Harry Gray
(Actor)
.. Parson
Everett McGarrity
(Actor)
.. Spunk
Victoria Spivey
(Actor)
.. Missy Rose
Born:
January 01, 1907
Died: January 01, 1976
Died: January 01, 1976
Robert Couch
(Actor)
.. Johnson Kid
Walter Tait
(Actor)
.. Johnson Kid
Milton Dickerson
(Actor)
.. Johnson Kid
