United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324United States, North Carolina, Lenoir County, Kinston, 35.26266, -77.58164Boney, Gordon1927-10-28Letter from Gordon Boney of Gordon Boney Attractions to the Exhibitor of the Douglass Theatre, probably Ben Stein, owner and manager of the Douglass Theatre from 1927 to 1929, dated October 28, 1927, regarding films available from Associated Negro Picture Distributors. Boney announces that he is distributing pictures in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida for Associated Negro Picture Distributors. He advertises that the casts of his pictures are composed entirely of "colored players" and that "colored exhibitors" should realize that these pictures will make more money for them than other pictures. Boney claims that they are releasing the pictures at a reasonable price despite their money-making potential. He assures the prospective client that the prints are new and in good condition and that they will supply the best of service. Boney notes that he has enclosed a list of available films [not included with this document] and requests that the prospective client respond regarding films of interest. In the postscript, Boney notes that he is distributing Oscar Micheaux's 1924 film, Birthright. The film starred J. Homer Tutt, Evelyn Preer, and Salem Tutt Whitney.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.image/jpegtext/htmldbr035Blues, Black vaudeville, and the silver screen, 1912-1930s (Digital Library of Georgia) GAGALhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Gordon Boney AttractionsAssociated Negro Picture DistributorsAfrican Americans in the motion picture industryAfrican Americans in motion picturesRace in motion picturesRace films--United StatesRent chargesFeature films--United StatesMotion picture theaters--Georgia--MaconAdvertising--Motion picturesCommercial agents--North Carolina--KinstonMotion picture theaters--Equipment and suppliesBirthright (Motion picture : 1924)Douglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)Stein, BenLetter: Kinston, North Carolina to the exhibitor, Douglass Theatre, Macon, Georgia, 1927 Oct. 28Text