1929 Movie Herald. " HEARTS IN DIXIE ". With Stepin Fetchit & Black Cast Debut
Item History & Price
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This is movie handbill that announced a coming attraction at the TEMPLE THEATER in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa in 1929. The movie is:
"HEARTS IN DIXIE"Hearts in Dixie (1929) starring Stepin Fetchit was one of the first all-"talkie", big-studio production to boast a predominantly African-American cast.
This measures 7 1/2" X 9 1/2"opened. This one is in 'GOOD' condition and needs pressing to flatten more.
This is an ORIGINAL piece of mo...vie ephemera, now @ 90 years old! The Stepin Fetchit collector should not miss this chance, especially in this condition.
A musical, the film celebrates African-American music and dance. It was released by Fox Film Corporation just months before the release of Hallelujah!, another all-black musical by competitor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The director of Hearts in Dixie was Paul Sloane. Walter Weems wrote the screenplay, and William Fox was producer.
Synopsis
Hearts in Dixie unfolds as a series of sketches of life among American blacks. It featured characters with dignity, who took action on their own, and who were not slaves.[citation needed] The plot focuses on Grandfather Nappus (Clarence Muse), his daughter, Chloe (Bernice Pilot), her young son, Chinaquapin (Eugene Jackson), and her husband, Gummy (Stepin Fetchit). To make certain his grandson Chinaquapin does not end up like his father or become tainted by the superstitions that dominate the community, the grandfather decides to send the boy away. One particularly tender scene shows Nappus' love for his grandson, whom he sends North for schooling. The film ends with the youngster's departure aboard a riverboat.
Cast
Stepin Fetchit: GummyClarence Muse: NappusEugene Jackson: ChinquapinBernice Pilot: ChloeClifford Ingram: RammeyMildred Washington: TralliaZack Williams: Deacon
"HEARTS IN DIXIE"Hearts in Dixie (1929) starring Stepin Fetchit was one of the first all-"talkie", big-studio production to boast a predominantly African-American cast.
This measures 7 1/2" X 9 1/2"opened. This one is in 'GOOD' condition and needs pressing to flatten more.
This is an ORIGINAL piece of mo...vie ephemera, now @ 90 years old! The Stepin Fetchit collector should not miss this chance, especially in this condition.
A musical, the film celebrates African-American music and dance. It was released by Fox Film Corporation just months before the release of Hallelujah!, another all-black musical by competitor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The director of Hearts in Dixie was Paul Sloane. Walter Weems wrote the screenplay, and William Fox was producer.
Synopsis
Hearts in Dixie unfolds as a series of sketches of life among American blacks. It featured characters with dignity, who took action on their own, and who were not slaves.[citation needed] The plot focuses on Grandfather Nappus (Clarence Muse), his daughter, Chloe (Bernice Pilot), her young son, Chinaquapin (Eugene Jackson), and her husband, Gummy (Stepin Fetchit). To make certain his grandson Chinaquapin does not end up like his father or become tainted by the superstitions that dominate the community, the grandfather decides to send the boy away. One particularly tender scene shows Nappus' love for his grandson, whom he sends North for schooling. The film ends with the youngster's departure aboard a riverboat.
Cast
Stepin Fetchit: GummyClarence Muse: NappusEugene Jackson: ChinquapinBernice Pilot: ChloeClifford Ingram: RammeyMildred Washington: TralliaZack Williams: Deacon
