Spencer Williams Movies

  • 1945
    The Negro Sailor

    The Negro Sailor

    The Negro Sailor

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    US Navy produced short stars Joel Fluellen as a draftee from his civilian job at a black newspaper through boot camp and an assignment in the...

    The Negro Sailor
  • 1931
    Hot Biskits

    Hot Biskits

    Hot Biskits

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    Virtually unseen for more than eighty years, Spencer Williams’s first film is a one-reel comedy short in which a rivalry between two men is...

    Hot Biskits
  • 1930
    Georgia Rose

    Georgia Rose

    Georgia Rose

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    Musical film with an all-black cast.

    Georgia Rose
  • 1929
    The Framing of the Shrew

    The Framing of the Shrew

    The Framing of the Shrew

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    Privacy Robson is a downtrodden husband who takes advice from his friend Florian Slappey. He eventually gets the upper hand after starting divorce...

    The Framing of the Shrew
  • 1929
    The Lady Fare

    The Lady Fare

    The Lady Fare

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    "Willie Dime," a big, bad taxi driver, is very jealous of "Miss Eva" and it burns him up to see any fool Jelly-bean "carrying on flirtatious...

    The Lady Fare
  • 1943
    Marching On!

    Marching On!

    Marching On!

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    During World War II, a young African American is forced to continue his family’s tradition of military service when he is drafted into the...

    Marching On!
  • 1942
    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

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    An uncle discusses the life of Martin de Porres with his niece. de Porres was a late sixteenth-century Peruvian who was elevated to sainthood in 1962...

    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
  • 1945
    Harlem Hotshots

    Harlem Hotshots

    Harlem Hotshots

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    A musical short.

    Harlem Hotshots