You Can't Keep a Good Man Down (1922)

Melodrama | 1922

Cinematographer:

B. L. Teycer

Production Company:

Lone Star Motion Picture Co.
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HISTORY

The Stranger from Way Out Yonder is an alternate title for this film, which was cited as a comedy short in Larry Richards’s 1998 book, African American Films Through 1959.
       Director of photography B. L. Teycer was identified as “president and camera man” for the Lone Star Motion Picture Co. in a 12 Aug 1922 Chicago Defender column by D. Ireland Thomas, who reported that Teycer had recently written to complain about Monumental Pictures’ J. Clifford Williams. According to Teycer, Williams had failed to pay for 200 feet of motion picture negative provided by Teycer over two years ago. D. Ireland Thomas noted in the column that he had received other complaints about Mr. Williams. Teycer’s company was based in San Antonio, TX, according to Thomas’s column in the 13 Jan 1923 Chicago Defender.
       As of Oct 2019, the National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films. ...

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The Stranger from Way Out Yonder is an alternate title for this film, which was cited as a comedy short in Larry Richards’s 1998 book, African American Films Through 1959.
       Director of photography B. L. Teycer was identified as “president and camera man” for the Lone Star Motion Picture Co. in a 12 Aug 1922 Chicago Defender column by D. Ireland Thomas, who reported that Teycer had recently written to complain about Monumental Pictures’ J. Clifford Williams. According to Teycer, Williams had failed to pay for 200 feet of motion picture negative provided by Teycer over two years ago. D. Ireland Thomas noted in the column that he had received other complaints about Mr. Williams. Teycer’s company was based in San Antonio, TX, according to Thomas’s column in the 13 Jan 1923 Chicago Defender.
       As of Oct 2019, the National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Chicago Defender
12 Aug 1922
p. 6
Chicago Defender
16 Dec 1922
p. 7
Chicago Defender
13 Jan 1923
p. 6
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DETAILS
Alternate Title:
The Stranger from Way Out Yonder
Release Date:
1922
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

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GENRE
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Sub-genre:
African American


Subject
Subject (Major):

Legend
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Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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