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Spencer Williams (July 14, 1893 – December 13, 1969) was an American actor and filmmaker. He portrayed Andy on TV 's The Amos 'n' Andy Show and directed films including the 1941 race film The Blood of Jesus .
The Lady Fare is a 1929 American short comedy film [1] [2] directed by William Watson [3] from a story by Octavus Roy Cohen [4] and screenplay by Spencer Williams. [5] [6] [7] It was produced by Al Christie and filmed by the Christie Film Company. [8]
The Blood of Jesus (also known as The Glory Road) is a 1941 American independent [2] fantasy drama race film written, directed by and starring Spencer Williams. The plot concerns a Baptist woman who, after being accidentally shot by her atheist husband, is sent to a crossroads , where Satan tries to lead her astray.
Go Down Death was the third in a trilogy of religious-oriented films directed by Spencer Williams, an African-American filmmaker and actor, for the production and distribution company. He previously directed The Blood of Jesus (1941) and the now-lost Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942). [ 3 ]
It was produced by Merit Pictures, distributed by Sack Amusement Enterprises and featured an all-African-American cast. ... Spencer Williams, Jr. as Butch Carter;
The film is a plotless thirty-minute montage reconsidering Spencer's religious melodramas [4] such as The Blood of Jesus (1941) that cuts scenes and aspects of his films [5] while assembling major and minor moments into a portrait reflecting 1940s Black America.
Marching On! is a 1943 American race film directed and written by Spencer Williams. Sequences were filmed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The film was later rereleased with additional musical sequences under the title Where's My Man To-nite?.
It was written and directed by Spencer Williams and was his first film. [1] Glen Gano was the cinematographer. The 10-minute race film was a made by Dixie Comedies Corp. of Hollywood, California. A 16mm print of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. [2] The film portrays a miniature golf competition between two rivals. [2]