- Directed by
- Parrott, Billy J.
- Subject of
- Rev. King, Martin Luther Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Written by
- Hopkins, Rand, American
- Subject of
- Rollins, Howard E. Jr., American, 1950 - 1996
- Afia, Candice, American
- Franks, Walter, American
- Perrin, Fred
- Shannon, Bree, American
- Quinn, Tony, American
- Allen, Georgia, American, 1919 - 2014
- Translated by
- Burse Mickelbury, Denise, American, born 1952
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 32 min., 30 sec.
- Physical extent (film): 1000 ft
- Caption
- This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
- Description
- A biographical docudrama about Martin Luther King Jr. with the title The Boy King. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with bilateral variable area optical sound.
- The film dramatizes the life of young Martin Luther King Jr. (Fred Perron) and teenage Martin Luther King Jr. (Walter Franks) by focusing on his early encounters with bigotry and the role members of his family, especially his father, Martin Luther King Sr. (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) and grandmother (Georgia Allen), played in helping him become a starch opponent to racial segregation and a leader within the civil rights movement.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Film
- Men
- Oratory
- Segregation
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.9.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




