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The Realization of a Negro's Ambition
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Wikipedia article
'The Realization of a Negro's Ambition' is a 1916 American silent short film that is now lost. The film was directed by Harry A. Gant for the Los Angeles-based "Negro Firm" Lincoln Motion Picture Company; this two-reel film was the production company's first production and it boasted an "all star Negro cast".
Premise
An African-American man leaves his home to find success in the oil business. When he rescues the daughter of a wealthy oilman, he is given the opportunity to be the head of an expedition. He later becomes wealthy and returns home, where he marries his high school sweetheart.
Cast
*Bessie Baker
*Lottie Boles
*Clarence Brooks
*A. Burns
*Gertrude Christmas
See also
*List of lost films
References
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