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  • The Tradition (1950)
  • Approved
    Short | 9 min | Short, Music
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The Tradition (1950)
Approved
Short | 9 min | Short, Music
The ninth of 16 musical shorts directed and produced by W. Lee Wilder featuring traditional southern-USA church spirituals and folk-music. A Negro chorus directed by Jester Hairston (as Jester J. Hairston), lends their expert voices in ...See moreThe ninth of 16 musical shorts directed and produced by W. Lee Wilder featuring traditional southern-USA church spirituals and folk-music. A Negro chorus directed by Jester Hairston (as Jester J. Hairston), lends their expert voices in their renditions of...(all spellings exactly as seen and heard on the film, and in the copyrights)..."Deep River" and "Little David Play on Yo' Harp." Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
W. Lee Wilder
Writer
W. Lee Wilder (narrative)
Producer
W. Lee Wilder (producer)
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Release date
Feb 25, 1950 (United States)

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