Friday, February 20, 2015

Fish 1916 Biograph silent film Bert Williams star and director from 16mm early Hollywood


Here is a video of Bert Williams' silent classic Fish transferred by me from my 16mm film.  In an unprecedented move for its day Biograph hired Vaudeville star Bert Williams to star, produce, direct, and write his own films.  He was the first Black-American ever given such control given by a mainstream movie company.