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1930 American film
Easy Street is a 1930 American film by
Oscar Micheaux , an African American filmmaker.
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[2] It features an African American cast. Known as the last silent achievement in his filmography, the film is considered lost. The plot reportedly revolved around a group of con artists trying to seize the savings of an old man.
The cast included
Richard B. Harrison and other actors from the Broadway production Green Pastures .
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[4] Micheaux's wife
Alice B. Russell was part of the cast.
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William A. Clayton ,
Willor Lee Guilford and
Lorenzo Tucker were also in the cast.
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A poster for the film is extant.
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References
^ Weisenfeld, Judith (June 8, 2007).
Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American Film, 1929–1949 . University of California Press.
ISBN
9780520251007 – via Google Books.
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"Oscar Micheaux of movie fame visits" . The Pittsburgh Courier . 1930-10-18. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-11-09 .
^ Fullerton, John (August 7, 2004).
Screen Culture: History and Textuality . Indiana University Press.
ISBN
0861966457 – via Google Books.
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" 'Easy Street', great all-colored talkie at the Lando next week" . The Pittsburgh Courier . 1930-10-11. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-11-09 .
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"Alice B. Russell – Women Film Pioneers Project" . wfpp.columbia.edu .
^ Staff, America Film Institute; Gevinson, Alan; Institute, American Film; Afi, American Film (August 7, 1997).
Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 . University of California Press.
ISBN
9780520209640 – via Google Books.
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"ACADEMY COLLECTIONS | details" . collections.new.oscars.org .