Hot Biskits (1931)

10m
Running Time

December 31, 1931
Release Date

Hot Biskits (1931)

10m
Running Time

December 31, 1931
Release Date

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Plot.

Virtually unseen for more than eighty years, Spencer Williams’s first film is a one-reel comedy short in which a rivalry between two men is played out in a high-stakes game of mini golf.

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Release Date
December 31, 1931

Status
Released

Running Time
10m

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Hot Biskits was an independent comedy short film released in 1931. It was written and directed by Spencer Williams and was his first film. Glen Gano was the cinematographer. The 10-minute race film was a made by Dixie Comedies Corp. of Hollywood, California. A 16mm print of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. The film portrays a miniature golf competition between two rivals. The film was rediscovered in the Library of Congress Archives after 80 years. The film's cast is all African-American. Williams' next film, The Blood of Jesus, was made 10 years later.

Hot Biskits was included in the crowdfunded 2015 Kino Lorber boxset Pioneers of African-American Cinema.

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