Sunday, January 6, 2008

Episode 91: "Hallelujah!" (part 1)

Another old school cinema classic! Actually, this movie is one of the oldest (1929) I've shown. You can look up for yourself all of the detailed facts and information about how this movie was produced (look up King Vidor too). But in 1929, motion pictures with sound was something brand new...not to mention movies about or starring rural black people. You can tell the difference in production quality with this movie if you compare it to some of the other black movies made even in the late 1930s by Oscar Micheaux and Spencer Williams. But overall this is just a lovable movie. The family pick and sing about their cotton together. The little boys are a dancing trio. And even the little hot thing Chick is fun to watch. So enjoy this movie, and stay tuned because the drama deepens in part two. This first part is more development of Zeke's character. Peace.

(Note: are the little boy's names Sears, Roebuck and Co?)

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