Watch A Natural Born Gambler (1916)
Source And Credit
This video is hosted by and streams from Internet Archive, credited to Bert Williams. License stated there, Public Domain. Every right stays with its owner. Request removal.
About This Film
In 1916 the Biograph film company signed black comedian Bert Williams to write, produce, direct and star in two comedies. Williams created "A Natural Born Gambler" and "Fish." While hardly a breakthrough in shattering racial stereotypes (Williams was required by the studio to wear "darkie" makeup), a black production with a black cast was unprecedented. The response was tepid and Williams did not...
