Darktown Revue
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Darktown Revue | |
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Directed by | Oscar Micheaux |
Produced by | Oscar Micheaux Alice B. Russell |
Written by | Oscar Micheaux |
Starring | Celeste Cole Amon Davis |
Cinematography | Lester Lang Walter Strenge |
Release date(s) | 1931 |
Running time | 18 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Darktown Revue (1931) was an 18-minute short film by Oscar Micheaux, probably his first venture into sound film. As in many early talkies, the camera-work is extremely static. The film included choral singing and several vaudeville acts, including a comedy duo routine about a haunted house.