His Darker Self

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 de sortie
1924-03-16
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Durée
16 min
Genres
Comédie
Réalisateur
John W. Noble

Distribution

Anecdotes

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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