Comedy ·Drama ·Music · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 12m

The Black King

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Director

Cast

A.B. DeComathiere as Deacon Charcoal Johnson Vivianne Baber as Mary Lou Lawton Knolly Mitchell as Sug Dan Michaels as Brother Longtree Mike Jackson as Brother Lawton Mary Jane Watkins as Mrs. Bottoms

Crew

Dal Clawson — Director of Photography Morris M. Levinson — Editor Morris M. Levinson — Story Bud Pollard — Producer Louis Brooks — Costume Design

Tagline

A Riot of Fun

Synopsis

A confident and unscrupulous minister begins a 'back to Africa' movement, proclaiming himself Emperor of the United States of Africa.

Key Collaborators

Bud Pollard Director Dal Clawson Director of Photography Morris M. Levinson Editor Morris M. Levinson Story Bud Pollard Producer Louis Brooks Costume Design

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