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Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926 film)
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Ten Nights in a Barroom is an American film released in 1926. Directed by Roy Calnek[1] and starring Charles Gilpin, the film had a temperance theme and an African American cast. It followed on Timothy Shay Arthur's 1854 novel Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There and William W. Pratt's play, as well as earlier film adaptations (listed at Ten Nights in a Barroom) albeit with white casts. A man's drinking causes him to lose money, his business, and his daughter.[2]
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Directed by | Roy Calnek |
Written by | Timothy Shay Arthur |
Based on | Ten Nights in a Bar-Room 1860 play by William W. Pratt |
Starring | Charles Gilpin Lawrence Chenault Myra Burwell |
Music by | Philip Carli |
Color process | Black and White |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
Released during the Prohibition era[3] the film was positively reviewed by critics.[4] It is the second of four films released by Colored Players Film Corporation and one of two, along with The Scar of Shame, that remain in existence. A copy of Ten Nights in a Barroom which came from 35mm film elements preserved by the George Eastman Museum was released on home video in 2016 by Kino Lorber as part of the five-disc Pioneers of African-American Cinema set.[5]
Oscar Micheaux's film company was a rival and released films that competed with the newer film company's releases, in this case The Spider's Web, which was released a week after it debuted. The newer film company also poached actors from Micheaux including Chenault, and both firms claimed they had the greatest star.[6]