Eleven P.M.
United States • 1928
Director
Synopsis
Produced in Detroit, Michigan by little-known African American filmmaker Richard Maurice, ELEVEN P.M. is a surreal melodrama in which a poor violinist named Sundaisy (Maurice) tries to protect an orphaned girl (Wanda Maurice) from a small-time hoodlum. The story, which may or may not be a dream concocted by a struggling newspaperman, has one of the most bizarre endings in film history, when the spirit of the deceased Sundaisy possesses the body of a dog in order to take vengeance upon the crook.
Synopsis
Produced in Detroit, Michigan by little-known African American filmmaker Richard Maurice, ELEVEN P.M. is a surreal melodrama in which a poor violinist named Sundaisy (Maurice) tries to protect an orphaned girl (Wanda Maurice) from a small-time hoodlum. The story, which may or may not be a dream concocted by a struggling newspaperman, has one of the most bizarre endings in film history, when the spirit of the deceased Sundaisy possesses the body of a dog in order to take vengeance upon the crook.
Credits
Crew
Cast
H. Marion Williamsas Roy Stewart
Sammie Fieldsas Frank Perry
Leo Popeas Bennie Madison
Orine Johnsonas June Blackwell / Hope Sundaisy
Richard Mauriceas Sundaisy
Wanda Mauriceas Little Hope Sundaisy
J.M. Stephensas Rev. Hacket