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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

The House Behind the Cedars (1927) [Lost Film]

The Pittsburgh Courier
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Sat, Apr 04, 1925 · Page 4

The Pittsburgh Courier
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Sat, Dec 19, 1925 · Page 9

The Evening Journal
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
Wed, Mar 25, 1925 · Page 12
Starring:
Storyline
Rena ( Shingzie Howard ), a beautiful mulatto woman, who passes as white, receives a proposal from an aristocratic white millionaire who has fallen in love with her. Rena accepts without revealing the secret of her racial background. Unhappy, Rena returns to her former lover, Frank Fowler, a black man, who has risen to power despite his color. She tells him that although she has fooled the public, she has not fooled herself.

*** This film is considered lost until notified otherwise. ***

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Swingin' On Nothing (1942, Soundie)












Starring


Storyline
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra performing "Swingin' On Nothing" featuring George Washington and Velma Middleton.

Tillie (1945, Soundie)










Starring:

Storyline
Louis Jordan performing "Tillie" (1945).

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Jam Session (1942, Soundie)











Starring:

Storyline
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing "Jam Session."