Veiled aristocrats / a Micheaux production ; [director, producer, writer Oscar Micheaux].
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Phoenix, AZ : Grapevine video, [2007] |
| Description | 1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951. |
| Other author/creator | Bowman, Laura, 1881-1957. |
| Other author/creator | Tucker, Lorenzo. |
| Other author/creator | Chenault, Lawrence, 1877-1943 |
| Other author/creator | Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932 House behind the cedars. |
| Variant title | Title on container: Oscar Micheaux's Veiled aristocrats |
| Abstract | Twenty years after leaving home, John Walden returns, having achieved his ambition to become a lawyer. He and his mother, Molly, discuss the marital situation of his sister, Rena, and the racial complications it poses. Molly asks John to break up Rena's romance with Frank because she disapproves of him and wants her daughter to marry a man of more refinement. Eventually, after trying to live the life her family desires for her, Rena renounces trying to pass for white, and is reunited with Frank. |
| General note | Based on the novel The house behind the cedars by Charles W. Chesnutt. |
| General note | Originally released as motion picture in 1932. |
| General note | Includes short subject: Mr. Adam's bomb (1949, 21 min.) starring Eddie Green. |
| Cast | Laura Bowman, Lorenzo Tucker, Barrington Guy, Lawrence Chenault, Walter Fleming, Lucile Lewis, Carl Mahon, Bernadine Mason. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | English audio track. |
| Genre/form | Feature films United States. |
| Other title | Mr. Adam's bomb. |
| UPC | 842614102837 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1997 .V445 2007 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |