Spencer Williams Movies

Musical film with an all-black cast.

A one-reel comedy short in which a rivalry between two men is played out in a high-stakes game of mini golf.

Hitchhiking conmen Bad News Johnson and July Jones arrive in Texas. A group of talented hopefuls vie for a coveted crown in a jitterbug contest.

Actor, writer, director and activist Ossie Davis narrates this look at the history of race films, those produced from the 1920s-50s catered to a...

During World War II, a young African American is forced to continue his family’s tradition of military service when he's drafted into the Army....

An exploration of The Amos 'n' Andy Show (1951), the first all-Black series on American television. It only lasted a few years before CBS succumbed...

Privacy Robson is a downtrodden husband who takes advice from his friend Florian Slappey. He eventually gets the upper hand after starting divorce...

Wrongfully accused of murder, a cowboy winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity of a preacher-turned-gangster who looks like him. He...

A wandering cowboy helps the daughter of a former outlaw find the gold her father stole twenty years earlier and return it to its owners.

Cowboys Bob Blake and his sidekick Dusty ride across the countryside in search of adventure. They come across a ranch where it appears a murder has...

After inheriting a manor from a reclusive wealthy doctor, a newlywed couple is surprised to discover a tempestuous ape-man lurking in the cellar.

A nightclub owner's wife, jealous of his attentions to his star singer, schemes to get her fired.

The owner of a juke joint arranges to frame an innocent preacher with a scandalous photograph, but his scheme backfires when his own adoptive mother...

Housewife Martha dies after her husband Razz's shotgun inadvertently discharges. The congregation gathers at her bedside to pray for her recovery,...

Aspiring small town singer Daisy Mae Walker travels to a big city in pursuit of showbusiness. A kindly cab driver and a troupe of down-and-out...

A plotless revue in a theatrical setting, offering 19 musical and dance numbers. Dizzy Gillespie and his band perform eight songs, including "Salt...

A Memphis street sweeper comes upon a large parcel of money, which he uses to embark on a spending spree in hopes of getting back at an old...

Film by Spencer Williams.

US Navy produced short stars Joel Fluellen as a draftee from his civilian job at a black newspaper through boot camp and an assignment in the...

Johnny Fraser leaves his mother in their small hometown and sets out for the big city, where he obtains a job with a large firm of architects....