// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did "The Lady Fare" say to the bus? Fare well.
The Lady Fare is a 1929 American short comedy film[1][2] directed by William Watson,[3] based on a story by Octavus Roy Cohen,[4] with screenplay by Spencer Williams.[5][6][7] It was produced by Al Christie and filmed by the Christie Film Company.[8] One of the first African-American talkies, sometimes referred to as a "singie" or "dancie" due to its musical elements.[8][9] it featured an all-female chorus line, possibly inspired by the Cotton Club.[10] The 20-minute film, premiered on September 28.[11]
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[edit]- ↑ "Exhibitors Herald World". Quigley Publishing Company. April 5, 1930 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1052-8.
- ↑ Coleman, Robin R. Means (March 1, 2013). Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present. Routledge. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-136-94293-8.
- ↑ Levette, Harry (March 2, 1934). ""Them Wuz The Days" When The Colored Actors Were Busy". California Eagle. p. 11. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ↑ Sampson, Henry T. (April 5, 1995). Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810826052 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Black Film Research Online". University of Chicago. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ↑ Jones, G. William. "Williams, Spencer". Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- 1 2 ""Lady Fare" to Be Fun And Music Riot". The Black Dispatch. July 11, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Williams, Spencer, Jr". Oxford African American Studies Center. 2005. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43905. ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ↑ "The Lady Fare", Performing Arts Encyclopedia, September 27, 1929, retrieved November 9, 2022
- 1 2 3 4 "Яндекс". KinoPoisk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ↑ McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042 – via Google Books.
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