His Darker Self (1924)
A small town man takes a mail-order detective course. When a Black friend is murdered, he goes undercover in black-face to investigate at a notorious, knife-wielding bootlegger's roadhouse. Originally a 5-reel feature (50min), now only 2 reel edit exists.
- Date of release
- 1924-03-16
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 16m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- John W. Noble
Casting
- Lloyd Hamilton — Claude Sappington
- Tom Wilson — Bill Jackson
- Tom O'Malley — Uncle Eph
- Irma Harrison — Darktown's Cleopatra
- Edna May Sperl — Bill Jackson's Sweetheart
- Sally Long — Claude's Sweetheart
- Kate Bruce — Claude's Mother
- Warren Cook — The Governor
- Lucille La Verne — Aunt Lucy
Interesting facts
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. The plot involves a self-taught small town detective who, after a Black friend is killed, goes undercover in blackface. The film is based on "Mammy's Boy" by Arthur Caesar. A print of His Darker Self exists.
Production
Al Jolson was originally cast as the lead in His Darker Self, but he dropped out to protect his stage career. 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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