Watch Oh Dem Watermelons (1965) Official Trailer

Name: Oh Dem Watermelons
Director: Robert Nelson
Genre: Music
Released: 1965-08-13
Duration: 0h 12m
Cast: R.G. Davis, Saul Landau

6.1 / 10 IMDb August 13, 1965 0h 12m

Commissioned by the San Francisco Mime Troupe as a short to be screened during intermission for its rather infamous 1965 Minstrel Show (Civil Rights from the Cracker Barrel), which assaulted racial stereotypes by wildly exaggerating them. Scored by Steve Reich. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

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Director

Robert Nelson

Runtime

0h 12m

Release Date

August 13, 1965

Genre

Music

Status

Released

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