- Directed by
- Leonard, Arthur H., American, 1904 - 1956
- Written by
- Valentini, Vincent Andrew, American, 1895 - 1948
- Edited by
- Kemp, Jack
- Subject of
- Guyse, Sheila, American, 1925 - 2013
- Daniels, Billy, American, 1915 - 1988
- Tondaleyo, American, 1912 - 1998
- Offley, Hilda, American, 1894 - 1968
- Blakey, Ruble, American, 1911 - 1992
- Richardson, Emory, American, 1894 - 1965
- Carter, Jack, American, 1902 - 1967
- Verwayne, Percy, American, 1895 - 1968
- Freeman, Dusty
- Williams, George
- Gordon, Fred
- Young, Al
- Norton, Harold, American, 1912 - 1985
- Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 70 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1130 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1250 Feet
- Caption
- A struggling songwriter finds a muse in his girlfriend, who inspires him write his next hit. After finding success, he falls under the sway of a beautiful club owner.
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Sepia Cinderella. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
- The first scene opens with a band performing for Barbara (Sheila Guyse), the film’s protagonist, and her adoptive mother Mama Keyes (Hilda Offley). At the end of the performance, the band exits the room while Mama Keyes and Barbara remain behind, engaging in a conversation about their relationship and the death of Barbara’s parents. Later in the film, Barbara inspires her love interest, Bob (Billy Daniels), to write a song. After finding success in this latest song, Bob falls under the sway of a club owner named Vivian (Tondaleyo).
- Place filmed
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- Business
- Film
- Musicians
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.17.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.