Darktown Revue

Darktown Revue
Directed byOscar Micheaux Leonard Harper
Written byOscar Micheaux
Produced byOscar Micheaux
Alice B. Russell
StarringTim Moore
Andrew Tribble
Celeste Cole
Amon Davis
Donald Heywood Choir
CinematographyLester Lang
Walter Strenge
Release date
  • 1931 (1931)
Running time
18 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Darktown Revue (1931) is an 18-minute American Pre-Code short film by Oscar Micheaux, his first short venture into sound film. The dances and ensembles were co-directed by Leonard Harper and the picture was shot along with their feature-length all-black talkie, The Exile.[1][2][3] As in many early talkies, the camera-work is extremely static. The film included choral singing and several vaudeville acts, including the comedy duo of Tim Moore and Andrew Tribble doing a routine about a haunted house.

  1. ^ "The Exile (1931), a film by Leonard Harper and Oscar Micheaux". Cinema.theiapolis.com. May 16, 1931. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Reid, Grant Harper (2013). Rhythm for Sale: Grant Harper Reid: 9780615678283: Amazon.com: Books. CreateSpace Independant Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-0615678283.
  3. ^ Sonny Watson. "Streetswing's Dancer History Archives: Leonard Harper 1". Streetswing.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.