The Barber is a 1916 short comedy film by William D. Foster.[1][2] The silent film was shot in black and white.[3]
The film's story depicts a barber overhearing a customer who seeks a Spanish language teacher for his wife, imposters, and hijinks.[4]
The film was funded in part by Henry "Teenan" Jones, owner of The Elite Café.[5][6] The film stars Anna Holt, Howard Kelly, and Edgar Lillison[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Independent Black cinema got its start on Chicago's South Side". WBEZ Chicago. October 21, 2021.
- ^ Lupack, Barbara (May 26, 2016). Early Race Filmmaking in America. Routledge. ISBN 9781317434252 – via Google Books.
- ^ African American Films Through 1959 by Larry Richards page 13
- ^ Boyd, Todd (October 30, 2008). African Americans and Popular Culture [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064081 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lupack, Barbara (May 26, 2016). Early Race Filmmaking in America. Routledge. ISBN 9781317434245 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lupack, Barbara (May 26, 2016). Early Race Filmmaking in America. Routledge. ISBN 9781317434245 – via Google Books.
- ^ Luckett, Moya (December 7, 2013). Cinema and Community: Progressivism, Exhibition, and Film Culture in Chicago, 1907-1917. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 9780814337264 – via Google Books.
- ^ Richards, Larry (May 27, 2005). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786422746 – via Google Books.
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