Film

Lime Kiln Club Field Day

1913 · 1h 2m · Comedy

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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.

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

• Edwin MiddletonDirector
• T. Hayes HunterDirector
• Bert WilliamsWriter · Producer
• A.L. ErlangerProducer
• Marc KlawProducer

Release date

January 1, 1913

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 2m

Genres

Comedy