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The Darktown Revue is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Oscar Micheaux released in USA on 31 january 1931 with Tim Moore
The Darktown Revue (1931)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 31 january 1931
Length 18minutes
Directed by Oscar Micheaux
OriginUSA
Themes Musical films
Rating48%
Darktown Revue (1931) is an 18-minute American Pre-Code short film by Oscar Micheaux, his first short venture into sound film. The dances and ensembles were co-directed by Leonard Harper and the picture was shot along with their feature length all-black talkie, The Exile. As in many early talkies, the camera-work is extremely static. The film included choral singing and several vaudeville acts, including the comedy duo of Tim Moore and Andrew Tribble doing a routine about a haunted house.
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