''His Great Chance'' is a 1923 film directed by
Ben Strasser. It is a 5-reel feature film
The film starred
Tim Moore as well as
Gertie Brown
Gertie Brown Moore (born Gilberta Gertrude Chevalier, August 23, 1878 – February 24, 1934) was a vaudeville performer and one of the first African-American film actresses. Brown is most famous for her part in the 1898 silent film ''Something Go ...
. It is a
lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
. A comedy,
Leigh Whipper
Leigh Rollin Whipper (October 29, 1876 – July 26, 1975) was an American actor on the stage and in motion pictures. He was the first African American to join the Actors' Equity Association, and one of the founders of the Negro Actors Guild of ...
wrote it was the best of the African American films he had seen.
D. Ireland Thomas was less favorable and blamed poor direction for a missed opportunity. Theater owner and producer
W. S. Scales of
Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...
, North Carolina also produced ''
The Devil's Match'' in 1923 for his
North State Films company.
Moore worked in various shows performing comedy routines in blackface.
References
1923 lost films
1923 comedy films
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