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.
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
January 1, 1913
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Cast (15)
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
Sam Lucas
Club member
Tom Brown
Club member
William H. Chappelle
Club member
Crew (8)
Directing
Writing
Bert Williams
Writer
Production
Sound
Trevor Mathison
Music Arranger