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Lime Kiln Club Field Day

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.

Top Cast

  • Bert Williams

    Bert Williams

    Bert

  • Odessa Warren Grey

    Odessa Warren Grey

    The Girl

  • Wes Jenkins

    Wes Jenkins

    Brother Gardner

  • Walker Thompson

    Walker Thompson

    Barber Suitor

  • Henry Troy

    Henry Troy

    Angry Suitor

  • Abbie Mitchell

    Abbie Mitchell

    The Mother

  • Billy Harper

    Billy Harper

    Shorty

  • Lester A. Walton

    Lester A. Walton

    Parson

  • Julius Glenn

    Julius Glenn

    Bar Manager

Overview

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.

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