Lime Kiln Club Field Day

Lime Kiln Club Field Day

1913 · 62 min · ★ 5.2 · Comedy

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.

Directed by T. Hayes Hunter · Written by Bert Williams

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Bert Williams Bert
Odessa Warren Grey The Girl
Wes Jenkins Brother Gardner
Walker Thompson Barber Suitor
Henry Troy Angry Suitor
Abbie Mitchell The Mother
Billy Harper Shorty
Lester A. Walton Parson
Julius Glenn Bar Manager
Sam Corker Jr. Man with shotgun
Emma Reed Chicken Vendor
J. Leubrie Hill club member

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