The House Behind the Cedars (1927) [Lost Film]

The Pittsburgh Courier

Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Sat, Apr 04, 1925 · Page 4

The Pittsburgh Courier

Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Sat, Dec 19, 1925 · Page 9

The Evening Journal

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware

Wed, Mar 25, 1925 · Page 12

Starring:

• Shingzie Howard
• Andrew Bishop
• Lawrence Chenault
• Alma Sewell
• William Crowell
• Douglas Griffin
• Oliver Hill

Storyline
Rena ( Shingzie Howard ), a beautiful mulatto woman, who passes as white, receives a proposal from an aristocratic white millionaire who has fallen in love with her. Rena accepts without revealing the secret of her racial background. Unhappy, Rena returns to her former lover, Frank Fowler, a black man, who has risen to power despite his color. She tells him that although she has fooled the public, she has not fooled herself.

*** This film is considered lost until notified otherwise. ***

Swingin' On Nothing (1942, Soundie)

Starring

• Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
• Velma Middleton
• George Washington

Storyline
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra performing "Swingin' On Nothing" featuring George Washington and Velma Middleton.

Tillie (1945, Soundie)

Starring:

• Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Band

Storyline
Louis Jordan performing "Tillie" (1945).

Jam Session (1942, Soundie)

Starring:

• Duke Ellington 
• Ray Nance 
• Rex Stewart 
• Ben Webster 
• Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton 
• Barney Bigard 
• Sonny Greer

Storyline
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing "Jam Session."