This entry in the American Film Institute’s Catalog gives production information and a brief summary of the Colored Players’ film, Children of Fate.  It also cites a newspaper article that places the film’s budget at $25,000 (Chicago Defender 27 November 1926, p. 7) as well as Pittsburgh Courier 6 August 1927.  By Elissa Stern

This entry in the American Film Institute’s Catalog gives production information and a brief summary of the Colored Players’ film, Ten Nights in a Barroom.  It also notes the screening of the film in Los Angeles, citing two press sources: California Eagle 25 June 1926, p. 7; California Eagle 26 October 1928.  By Elissa Stern

American Film Institute. (1997). A Prince of His Race. Within our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. (Gevinson, A.,Ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press, 794

This entry in the American Film Institute’s Catalog gives production information and a brief summary of the Colored Players’ film, A Prince of His Race from a Chicago Defender article. A note under the entry puts the budget of this film at $14,000, “a costly figure for black films at that time” (794). Two press citations are also listed: (New York Age, 4 Dec 1926, p. 6; Chicago Defender, 27 Nov 1926, p. 7. By Elissa Stern

American Film Institute.  (1997).  The Scar of Shame.  Within our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 .  (Gevinson, A., Ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press, 885-886.

This entry in the American Film Institute’s Catalog gives production information and a brief summary of the Colored Players’ film, The Scar of Shame.  The entry further quotes lines from the film:  “If early in life some knowing, loving hand lights the lamp of knowledge and with tender care keeps it burning, then our course will run true 'til the end of our useful time on this earth, but if that lamp should fail through lack of loving hands to tend its hungry flame-then will come sorrow and SHAME!” (p. 886).  This quote is attributed to "a modern source" in a note (p. 886).  By Elissa Stern