Wedding Of Colour AKA Colourful Wedding (1920)
Acton, London. Intertitle: A WEDDING OF COLOUR. King Oluwa of Lagos, attends wedding of Mr. BarbourJames and Miss Rita Goring who both hold official post on the Gold Coast. M, S of three black men, one wears Western dress, the King and his companion are in traditional African robes. M, S of a young black couple BarbourJames and Rita dressed in traditional Western wedding outfits. They pass between two lines of wedding guests throwing confetti. M, S of the happy couple standing in the doorway to the church, surrounded by wedding guests. C, U of BarbourJames and Rita laughing. More M, S of the king posing for the camera. M, S of the wedding guests and the king walking past the camera. M, S of an army officer giving a speech on the steps of a civic building, next to him are two men in academic robes and mortar boards this may be taken from another story. Note: this story is unusual for its depiction of black and white people mixing socially in a very traditional English setting apar
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