| Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus | |
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| Directed by | Spencer Williams |
| Written by | Spencer Williams |
| Starring | Spencer Williams |
| Distributed by | Sack Amusement Enterprises |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942) is a race film written and directed by Spencer Williams.
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The film was produced in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the grounds of St. Monica Catholic Church. [1] It featured an all-black cast and was produced exclusively for exhibition in U.S. cinemas serving African American communities. It was among a number of religious-themed feature films created by Williams during the 1940s, who also wrote and directed The Blood of Jesus (1941) and Go Down, Death! (1944). [2]
No archive or private collection is known to have a print of Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus, and it was thought to be a lost film. [3] A trailer [4] [5] was located at UCLA by Ray Langstone in 2022.
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