His Darker Self

His Darker Self
Directed by	John W. Noble
Written by	Arthur Caesar Ralph Spence
Produced by	Albert L. Grey
Starring	Lloyd Hamilton Tom Wilson Sally Long
Production company	G. & H. Pictures
Distributed by	Hodkinson Pictures
Release date	March 16, 1924
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

His Darker Self is a 1924 American silent blackface comedy film directed by John W. Noble and starring Lloyd Hamilton, Tom Wilson, and Sally Long.^[1]

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Production[]

Al Jolson was originally cast as the lead in His Darker Self, but he dropped out to protect his stage career.^[2] Lloyd Hamilton, a veteran of many comedy short films, replaced Jolson. Jolson would later use blackface while starring in the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927).

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Bibliography[]

• Munden, Kenneth White (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press.
• Steinmetz, Jay Douglas (2017). Beyond Free Speech and Propaganda: The Political Development of Hollywood, 1907–1927. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-5681-1.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to His Darker Self.

• His Darker Self at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie

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