Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913Modeled 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.
Acted in
Bert Williams
as Bert
Odessa Warren Grey
as The Girl
Wes Jenkins
as Brother Gardner
Walker Thompson
as Barber Suitor
Henry Troy
as Angry Suitor
Abbie Mitchell
as The Mother
Billy Harper
as Shorty
Lester A. Walton
as Parson
Julius Glenn
as Bar Manager
Sam Corker Jr.
as Man with shotgun
Emma Reed
as Chicken Vendor
J. Leubrie Hill
as club member
Sam Lucas
as Club member
Tom Brown
as Club member
William H. Chappelle
as Club member