Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

1940
42m
6.4

6.4/10

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Overview

Field recordings of religious services in a South Carolina Gullah community. Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 is a 1940 short documentary film which shows religious services taking place in a South Carolina Gullah community. In 2005, Commandment Keeper Church was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
United States of America

Quick Facts

Release Date March 24, 1940
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0495820

Cast

Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston

Herself

Reverend George Washington
Reverend George Washington

Himself

Izora Robinson
Izora Robinson

Self

Hugh Washington
Hugh Washington

Self

May Belle Washington
May Belle Washington

Self

Carrie Belle Washington
Carrie Belle Washington

Self

Hattie Mae Washington
Hattie Mae Washington

Self

Julia Jones
Julia Jones

Self

Henry Moore
Henry Moore

Self

Reuben Stephenson
Reuben Stephenson

Self

Willie Robinson
Willie Robinson

Self

Frank Bates
Frank Bates

Self

Key Crew

Zora Neale Hurston
Director