AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Also Known As: Madam Sul-Te-Wan,
Mdme. Sul-te-wan,
Mme. Sul-te-wan

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TITLE

CREDITED AS

CREDIT

YEAR

THE BIRTH OF A NATION

1915

Black Cindy

1916

Black woman being examined in prison

1922

THE NARROW STREET

Easter

1924

THE LIGHTNING RIDER

Mammy

1924

Lilly

1926

THE CARNATION KID

1929

THE THOROUGHBRED

Sacharine

1930

WOMEN GO ON FOREVER

Mme. Sul-te-wan

Lucy

1931

LADIES THEY TALK ABOUT

Mustard

1933

IMITATION OF LIFE

Black cook

1934

Riva

1934

1934

Tituba, a slave

1937

Eve

1938

Lily

1938

ISLAND IN THE SKY

Scrub woman

1938

Mdme. Sul-te-wan

Alley Cat's mother

1939

TORCHY BLANE . . PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE

Black woman

1939

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

Lady McBeth

1940

Naomi

1940

1940

SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS

Harmonium player

1941

KING OF THE ZOMBIES

Tahama

1941

Mme. Sul-te-wan

Old black woman

1942

REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES

Mme. Sul-te-wan

Beulah

1943

MIGHTY JOE YOUNG

Kifa

1949

THE STORY OF SEABISCUIT

Libby

1949

Flower vendor

1957

SOMETHING OF VALUE

Midwife

1957

Madam Sul-Te-Wan

Charm vendor

1959

HISTORY

TITLE

CREDITED AS

CREDIT

YEAR

TARZAN OF THE APES

1918

HEARTS IN DIXIE

1929

1933

Mme. Sul-te-wan

1955

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