16mm Filmography
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Broken Earth

In this religious short, Joshua, a simple farmer, plows the field while his son Little Joshua lays ill. One day, the boy slips into unconsciousness prompting his father to pray for help. A ray of sunlight shines from the sky and Joshua's prayers are answered. (This film is part of the Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection, a group of motion pictures made between 1935 and 1956 featuring mostly or all-Black casts, produced and/or directed by African American filmmakers and shown primarily to Black audiences. All films are preceded by a 4 minute explanatory introduction by Ossie Davis.)
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, In this religious short, Joshua, a simple farmer, plows the field while his son Little Joshua lays ill. One day, the boy slips into unconsciousness prompting his father to pray for help. A ray of sunlight shines from the sky and Joshua's prayers are answered. (This film is part of the Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection, a group of motion pictures made between 1935 and 1956 featuring mostly or all-Black casts, produced and/or directed by African American filmmakers and shown primarily to Black audiences. All films are preceded by a 4 minute explanatory introduction by Ossie Davis.)
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More in Tyler Texas Black Film Collection

  1. Broken Earth
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  4. By-line newsreel. #3
  5. By-line newsreel. #4
  6. Murder in Harlem 1935
  7. Midnight shadow 1939
  8. Where's my man to-nite 1943
  9. The Girl in room 20 1946
  10. Vanities 1946
  11. Juke Joint 1947
  12. Boogie woogie blues 1948
  13. Miracle in Harlem 1948

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record

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