Oh Dem Watermelons

Name: Oh Dem Watermelons
Genre: Music
Released: 1965-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 12 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: R.G. Davis, Saul Landau

Commissioned by the San Francisco Mime Troupe as a short to be screened during intermission for its rather infamous 1965 Minstrel Show (Civil Rights from the Cracker Barrel), which assaulted racial stereotypes by wildly exaggerating them. Scored by Steve Reich. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

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Oh Dem Watermelons

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The Deadlier Sex

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