Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
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. 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]
Preservation status[]
No archive or private collection is known to have a print of Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus, and it is now believed to be a lost film.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Tulsan To Play Andy In TV :: TULSA AND OKLAHOMA HISTORY COLLECTION". cdm15020.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ "The 50 Most Influential Black Films" by Torriano Berry, Google Books
- ^ Hall, Phil. "Film Threat's Top 10 Lost Films, Part Five". Film Threat. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16.
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Categories:
- 1942 films
- English-language films
- Race films
- Lost American films
- Films directed by Spencer Williams
- Films about Christianity
- 1942 drama films
- American films
- American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- 1940s lost films
- Lost drama films
- 1940s drama film stubs