Comedy · United States of America · 1924 · 16m

His Darker Self

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Director
John W. Noble
Cast
Lloyd Hamilton as Claude Sappington Tom Wilson as Bill Jackson Tom O'Malley as Uncle Eph Irma Harrison as Darktown's Cleopatra Edna May Sperl as Bill Jackson's Sweetheart Sally Long as Claude's Sweetheart
Synopsis

A small town man takes a mail-order detective course. When a Black friend is murdered, he goes undercover in black-face to investigate at a notorious, knife-wielding bootlegger's roadhouse. Originally a 5-reel feature (50min), now only 2 reel edit exists.

Mood & Themes
blackface
Key Collaborators
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