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Darktown Revue Directed by Oscar Micheaux Produced by Oscar Micheaux
Alice B. RussellWritten by Oscar Micheaux Starring Tim Moore
Andrew Tribble
Celeste Cole
Amon Davis
Donald Heywood ChoirCinematography Lester Lang
Walter StrengeRelease date(s) 1931 Running time 18 min. Country United States Language English Darktown Revue (1931) is 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 the comedy duo of Tim Moore (comedian) and Andrew Tribble doing a routine about a haunted house.
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Films directed by Oscar Micheaux 1910s 1920s Within Our Gates · The Brute · The Symbol of the Unconquered · The Gunsaulus Mystery · The Dungeon · The Hypocrite · Uncle Jasper's Will · The Virgin of the Seminole · Deceit · Birthright · A Son of Satan · Body and Soul · Marcus Garland · The Conjure Woman · The Devil's Disciple · The Spider's Web · The Millionaire · The Broken Violin · The House Behind the Cedars · Thirty Years Later · When Men Betray · Wages of Sin1930s Easy Street · A Daughter of the Congo · Darktown Revue · The Exile · Veiled Aristocrats · Ten Minutes to Live · Black Magic · The Girl from Chicago · Phantom of Kenwood · Harlem After Midnight · Murder in Harlem · Temptation · Underworld · God's Step Children · Swing! · Lying Lips · Birthright1940s The Notorious Elinor Lee · The BetrayalCategories:- 1931 films
- 1930s musical comedy films
- African American films
- American musical comedy films
- Black-and-white films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Oscar Micheaux
- Short films
- Short film stubs
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