Easy Street (1930 film)

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Easy Street is a 1930 American film by Oscar Micheaux, an African American filmmaker. [1] [2] It features an African American cast. It is known as the last silent achievement in his filmography, the film is considered lost. The plot reportedly revolved around a group of con artists trying to seize the savings of an old man.

The cast included Richard B. Harrison and other actors from the Broadway production Green Pastures. [3] [4] Micheaux's wife Alice B. Russell was part of the cast. [5] William A. Clayton, Willor Lee Guilford and Lorenzo Tucker were also in the cast. [6]

A poster for the film is extant. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Weisenfeld, Judith (June 8, 2007). Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American Film, 1929–1949. University of California Press. ISBN   9780520251007 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Oscar Micheaux of movie fame visits". The Pittsburgh Courier. 1930-10-18. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. ↑ Fullerton, John (August 7, 2004). Screen Culture: History and Textuality. Indiana University Press. ISBN   0861966457 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "'Easy Street', great all-colored talkie at the Lando next week". The Pittsburgh Courier. 1930-10-11. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. ↑ "Alice B. Russell – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.columbia.edu.
  6. ↑ Staff, America Film Institute; Gevinson, Alan; Institute, American Film; Afi, American Film (August 7, 1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN   9780520209640 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "ACADEMY COLLECTIONS | details". collections.new.oscars.org.
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