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Melancholy Dame
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Two reels / 21 minutes
Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom

Cast: Edward Thompson [Permanent Williams], Evelyn Preer [Jonquil Williams], Spencer Williams [Webster Dill], Roberta Hyson [Sapho Dill], Charles Olden [Florian Slappey]

Christie Film Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation. / Produced by Al Christie. Scenario by Alfred A. Cohn. Art direction by Charles L. Cadwallader. Cinematography by Gus Peterson. / Released 2 February 1929. / [?] Movietone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format and/or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? [?] Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film synchronized sound system? / Christie’s first sound film / Full-sound film.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Race film

Listing updated: 4 October 2023.

References: Null-Black p. 38 : Website-IMDb.

 
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