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.

Released Jan. 1, 1913 62 min None+

Genres: Comedy

Keywords: imdb.national-film-registry, imdb.all-black-cast, imdb.african-american, imdb.suitor, aspectratio.1-33-1, awards.national-film-preservation-board-winner

Watch Providers: Criterion Channel

Production Companies: American Mutoscope & Biograph, Klaw & Erlanger

Country: United States
Languages: No Language