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                |  | Eubie Blake. Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
 
 |  Eubie Blake
 at the Piano
 Also known as [Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River]
 (1923) United States of America
 B&W : Short film
 Directed by [?] Lee de Forest and/or J. Searle Dawley?
 Cast: Eubie Blake [himself]. De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated, production; distributed by De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated,. / Produced by Lee de Forest. / Phonofilm 35mm spherical format. Phonofilm sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / Full-sound film. Performance: Music. Synopsis: Blake at the piano performs a classical piano interpretation of “Suwanee River.” Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (Maurice H. Zouary collection) [35mm positive]. Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. Keywords: Early sound film - Musical instruments: Pianos - Musicians: Pianists - Synchronized sound film Listing updated: 15 March 2010. References: Film viewing : Website-IMDb. |