The Lady Fare

The Lady Fare is a 1929 American short comedy film directed by William Watson from a story by Octavus Roy Cohen and screenplay by Spencer Williams. It was produced by Al Christie and filmed by the Christie Film Company. One of the first African-American talkies, also called a "singie" and a "dancie", it featured an all-female chorus line, possibly inspired by the Cotton Club. Twenty minutes long, it premiered on September 28.

Cast

 * Herbert V. Skinner
 * Leroy Broomfield
 * Claude Collins
 * Vernon Elkins
 * Aurora Greeley
 * Leon Hereford
 * Roberta Hyson
 * Gus Jones
 * Evelyn Preer
 * Junie Rutledge
 * Zack Williams
 * Spencer Williams Jr.
 * Edward Thompson