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Spying the Spy
(1918) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by R.W. Phillips

Cast: Samuel ‘Sambo’ Jacks, Sam Robinson

Ebony Film Corporation production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by J. Luther Pollard. / Released April 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / A black american production company film.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Clocks - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives - Race film - Secret organizations

Listing updated: 31 May 2020.

References: Bohn-Light p. 114 : Documentary-Beecher; Documentary-Cram : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.