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Stellar Colored Picture At…Royal Theater Next W…. Philadelphia Tribune, 3. July 17, 1926. [Cited in Oscar Micheaux and his circle : African-American filmmaking and race cinema of the silent era / Pearl Bowser, Jane Gaines, and Charles Musser editors and curators. [0253339944] Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2001.]

The article includes a summary of A Prince of His Race by the Colored Players Film Corporation and an announcement for its exhibition at the local Royal Theater. Moreover, the article states that “an excellent supporting cast of local talent” was used in the film. By Elissa Stern

Production-November 1926, March 1927
Premiere-April 18-24, 1927

This film was shot at the studios of Philadelphia-based production company, the Colored Players Film Corporation, at 5813 Woodlawn Avenue and was screened at Philadelphia’s Royal Theater in 1927. By Elissa Stern

Premiere-July 19-24, 1926
Production-January-February 1926


This film is firmly embedded in the milieu of Philadelphia film production. It was shot in a studio at 5813 Woodlawn Avenue by the Colored Players Film Corporation of Philadelphia. It also previewed and premiered at local Philadelphia theaters-the Astor Theater and the Royal Theater, respectively. By Elissa Stern