What is A Daughter of the Congo?
Q: What is A Daughter of the Congo?
A: A Daughter of the Congo is a 1930 silent movie. It was a race movie that was completely produced by blacks and intended for a black audience. It was written, directed, and produced by Oscar Micheaux. The movie is based on Henry Francis Downing's novel The American Cavalryman (1917).
Q: What is the plot of A Daughter of the Congo?
A: The movie stars Katherine Noisette as Lupelta, a mixed race Congolese girl who is abducted by Arab slave traders. She is rescued by an African American military battalion and taken to a mission school where she becomes acquainted with Western-style civilization but never completely loses touch with her tribal customs and influences from her early years.
Q: Is A Daughter of the Congo still in existence?
A: A Daughter of the Congo is presumed to be a lost film.
Q: How did Micheaux release his last silent movie?
A: Micheaux released his last silent movie as a “talking, singing, dancing picture” that only contained one short sound sequence which included performance of the song “That Gets It”.
Q: Who wrote about this film in Amsterdam News?
A: Theophilus Lewis wrote about this film in Amsterdam News.
Q: What did Lewis think about this film?
A: Lewis wrote a harsh review stating that it was based on false assumptions that had no connection with reality.
