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- The Flying Ace, 1926 - In the early 20th century, some independent film studios produced motion pictures for the African American market. Films made by these studios featured all-Black casts and provided actors with positive, non-stereotypical roles. Norman Studios, a white-owned company in Jacksonville, Florida, made several such films during the 1920s. This lobby card advertises its 1926 production of the film <em>The Flying Ace</em>.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
The Flying Ace, 1926
In the early 20th century, some independent film studios produced motion pictures for the African American market. Films made by these studios featured all-Black casts and provided actors with positive, non-stereotypical roles. Norman Studios, a white-owned company in Jacksonville, Florida, made several such films during the 1920s. This lobby card advertises its 1926 production of the film The Flying Ace.
- Movie Poster, "The Flying Ace," 1926 - Norman Studios of Jacksonville, Florida, produced <em>The Flying Ace</em> in 1926. The film, starring an all-Black cast, told the story of fictional World War I combat pilot Billy Stokes. The character of Stokes's pilot girlfriend, Ruth Sawtelle, was inspired by pioneering Black aviator Bessie Coleman. Coleman died in an airplane accident in Jacksonville prior to the movie's release.
- circa 1919
- Collections - Artifact
Movie Poster, "The Flying Ace," 1926
Norman Studios of Jacksonville, Florida, produced The Flying Ace in 1926. The film, starring an all-Black cast, told the story of fictional World War I combat pilot Billy Stokes. The character of Stokes's pilot girlfriend, Ruth Sawtelle, was inspired by pioneering Black aviator Bessie Coleman. Coleman died in an airplane accident in Jacksonville prior to the movie's release.
- Black Gold: A Thrilling Epic of the Oil Fields, 1928 - In the early 20th century, some independent film studios produced motion pictures for the African American market. Films made by these studios featured all-Black casts and provided actors with positive, non-stereotypical roles. Norman Studios, a white-owned company in Jacksonville, Florida, made several such films during the 1920s. This lobby card advertises its 1928 production of the film <em>Black Gold</em>.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Black Gold: A Thrilling Epic of the Oil Fields, 1928
In the early 20th century, some independent film studios produced motion pictures for the African American market. Films made by these studios featured all-Black casts and provided actors with positive, non-stereotypical roles. Norman Studios, a white-owned company in Jacksonville, Florida, made several such films during the 1920s. This lobby card advertises its 1928 production of the film Black Gold.
- The Flying Ace, 1926 - In the early 20th century, some independent film studios produced motion pictures for the African American market. Films made by these studios featured all-Black casts and provided actors with positive, non-stereotypical roles. Norman Studios, a white-owned company in Jacksonville, Florida, made several such films during the 1920s. This lobby card advertises its 1926 production of the film <em>The Flying Ace</em>.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
The Flying Ace, 1926
In the early 20th century, some independent film studios produced motion pictures for the African American market. Films made by these studios featured all-Black casts and provided actors with positive, non-stereotypical roles. Norman Studios, a white-owned company in Jacksonville, Florida, made several such films during the 1920s. This lobby card advertises its 1926 production of the film The Flying Ace.