His Darker Self (1924)
- Directed by
- John W. Noble
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A self-taught detective from a small town investigates after his Black friend is killed. He goes undercover wearing blackface.
comediclighthearteddatedplayfulbreezyslapstickold-fashioned
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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