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The Realization of a Negro’s Ambition
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Harry A. Gant

Cast: Noble Johnson [James Burton], Bessie Baker, Lottie Boles, Clarence Brooks, A. Burns, Gertrude Christmas, A. Collins, Beulah Hall (Beulah Hall Jones), Webb King, Bessie Mathews, G.H. Reed (George Reed)

Lincoln Motion Picture Company, Incorporated, production; distributed on State Rights basis by Lincoln Motion Picture Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Noble Johnson. Cinematography by Harry A. Gant. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The first Lincoln production.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Race film

Listing updated: 15 January 2025.

References: Documentary-Cram : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Mike Blackstone.