He Said He Could Act
- 1914
- 11m
John Brown, who is really black, loves Mattie White, who also is black, and he might have won her had it not been for Rastus Johnson, who has been an actor with a colored troupe. Mattie fall... Read allJohn Brown, who is really black, loves Mattie White, who also is black, and he might have won her had it not been for Rastus Johnson, who has been an actor with a colored troupe. Mattie falls for the glamour of the stage and it looks to be '"good night" for John. He gets a job as... Read allJohn Brown, who is really black, loves Mattie White, who also is black, and he might have won her had it not been for Rastus Johnson, who has been an actor with a colored troupe. Mattie falls for the glamour of the stage and it looks to be '"good night" for John. He gets a job as a slave with a Shakespearean company and proudly announces to Mattie that he is an actor,... Read all