Ten Nights in a Barroom is an American film released in 1926. Directed by Roy Calnek and starring Charles Gilpin, the film had a temperance theme and an African American cast. It followed on

Timothy Shay Arthur Timothy Shay Arthur (June 6, 1809 – March 6, 1885) — known as T. S. Arthur — was a popular 19th-century American author. He is famously known for his temperance novel '' Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There'' (1854), which helped ...

's 1854 novel ''

Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There ''Ten Nights in a Bar-room and What I Saw There'' is an 1854 novel written by American author Timothy Shay Arthur. The book is a temperance novel, written expressly to discourage readers from drinking alcohol. It was a commercial and popular succe ...

'' and William W. Pratt's play, as well as earlier film adaptations (listed at '' Ten Nights in a Barroom'') albeit with white casts. A man's drinking causes him to lose money, his business, and his daughter. Released during the

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era the film was positively reviewed by critics. It is the second of four films released by Colored Players Film Corporation and one of two, along with ''

The Scar of Shame ''The Scar of Shame'' is a silent film shot in the winter of 1927 and released in April 1929. It is a silent film melodrama featuring black actors and was written for a predominantly black audience.Cripps, Thomas. Black Film as Genre. Indiana Un ...

'', that remain in existence. A copy of Ten Nights in a Barroom which came from 35mm film elements preserved by the

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was released on home video in 2016 by

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as part of the five-disc Pioneers of African-American Cinema set.

Oscar Micheaux Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled ...

's film company was a rival and released films that competed with the newer film company's releases, in this case '' The Spider's Web'', which was released a week after it debuted. The newer film company also poached actors from Micheaux including Chenault, and both firms claimed they had the greatest star.

Plot summary

Cast

* Charles Gilpin as Joe Morgan * Lawrence Chenault as Simon Slade * Myra Burwell * Harry Henderson (actor) as Judge's son * William A. Clayton Jr. as Rival for Slade's daughter * Ethel Smith (actor) as Slade's daughter * Arline Mickey * Edward Moore * William Johnson * Florence Kennedy

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* * * * {{tcmdb title, id=623363 1926 films American silent feature films African-American drama films 1920s American films Silent American drama films 1920s English-language films 1926 drama films