eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 8a793 GO DOWN DEATH 3 8x10 stills '44 Spencer Williams, African American tale of Jesus & the Devil Date Sold 5/18/2014Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 3 Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Movie Stills (Learn More) Go Down, Death, the 1944 Spencer Williams black-cast biblical religious blackmail crime melodrama ("Alfred N. Sack reverently presents"; "The story of Jesus and The Devil"; "A Spencer Williams All-Negro Production"; based on the James Weldon Johnson poem; about a crime boss whose business is hurt by a new preacher, and the boss blackmails the preacher with compromising photos of him, and that results in the preacher's death, and the crime boss has visions of Hell and finds religion!; sort of a cross between "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Carol") starring Spencer Williams, Myra D. Hemmings, Samuel H. James, Eddye L. Houston, The Heavenly Choir, and Jimie Green's Orchestra. Note that this was one of eight all-black cast movies directed by Spencer Williams in the 1940s. After Oscar Micheaux, he is perhaps the best remembered of the early African American filmmakers. After he directed those eight movies, he played the role of Andy on TV's "Amos 'n' Andy"! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: good to very good. Each has several edge defects (two have pinholes around the edges) and scuff marks and creases scattered throughout, as well as light discoloration along the left edge but otherwise they are in generally nice condition. Learn More about condition grades
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