Storyline
With a series of long takes and frontal camera set-ups, Michaeux provides a record of several cabaret acts, using intertitles to separate the individual numbers. This quietly outrageous film begins with the high-toned Heywood Choir singing "Watermelon time" and concludes with Amon David playing a preacher using heavy blackface. Amon Davus was known as "the Back Biting Comedian, Par Excellence", and his sermon is one of Michaeux's many notable send-ups of the clergy.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Amon Davis
Celeste Cole
Donald Heywood
Sara Martin
Tim Moore
Andrew Tribble
Frequently Asked Questions
The Darktown Revue was released on January 31, 1931.
The runtime of The Darktown Revue is 18m.
The Darktown Revue is a Comedy, Music movie.
The Darktown Revue has a rating of 3.4 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Darktown Revue is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Darktown Revue was directed by Oscar Micheaux.
The main cast of The Darktown Revue includes Amon Davis, Celeste Cole, Donald Heywood.
The Darktown Revue is originally in English.