John W. Warner papers,
| Author/creator | Warner, John W. |
| Format | Archival & Manuscript Material |
| Description | 0.9 cubic ft. (51 items) |
| Supplemental Content | Finding aid |
| Subjects |
| Scope and content | Papers (1947-1949) of John W. Warner, a Greenville, N.C., film maker, including legal records for Lord-Warner Pictures, Inc., correspondence, photographs, scripts, and soundtrack recording from "Pitch a Boogie Woogie". Lord-Warner Pictures, Inc. consisted of John W. Warner and William Lord. "Pitch a Boogie Woogie," released by Lord-Warner Pictures, Inc., in 1948, was the first movie made by a production company based in North Carolina and featured an all-black cast of mostly local Greenville, N.C., performers. The collection also includes film memorabilia, a film recording of Hurricane Helene, and a silent film of west Greenville, N.C. businesses. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as | John W. Warner Papers (#519), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner- Gift of Shirley W. Taylor. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner- Gift of Alex Albright. |
| Biographical note | John W. Warner was a Greenville, N.C. filmmaker responsible for the creation of "Pitch a Boogie Woogie," a movie released by Lord-Warner Pictures, Inc., in 1948. It was the first movie made by a production company based in North Carolina, and featured an all-black cast of mostly local performers. |