''Thirty Years Later'', is a 1928

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n black and white silent drama film directed and produced by

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for Micheaux Films. ''Thirty Years Later'' film was based on

Henry Francis Downing Henry Francis Downing (1846 – February 19, 1928)Jessica Salo"Downing, Henry Francis (1846-1928)" BlackPast.org was an African-American sailor, politician, dramatist and novelist. His cousin was Hilary R. W. Johnson, the first African-born pres ...

' ''The Racial Tangle''. The film stars William Edmonson and Mabel Kelly in the lead roles, whereas A.B. DeComathiere, Ardelle Dabney and Gertrude Snelson made supportive roles. The film revolves on the love affair between George Eldridge Van Paul, the son of a white father and a black mother, and Hester Morgan, a black girl. Unfortunately the film is presumed lost without any evidence of reels.

Cast

* William Edmonson as George Eldridge Van Paul * Mabel Kelly as Hester Morgan * A.B. DeComathiere as Habisham Strutt * Ardelle Dabney as Clara Booker * Gertrude Snelson as Mrs. Van Paul * Barrington Carter * Madame Robinson * Arthur Ray * Ruth Williams

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0170673 1928 films American silent films Lost American films 1920s American films