Junction 88

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A feature film with the title Junction 88. There are two prints (2015.167.11.1ab) and (2015.167.11.2ab), both of which are black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound. It opens with two individuals sitting on steps in front of a house. The man, Pop (Augustus Smith), says, “Music is just like sugar, Mom, too much of it makes you sick,” to which the woman, Mom (Abbey Mitchell), responds, “Not me, Pop, I love it.” As they speak, music from a piano can be heard in the background. In the next scene, Buster Jenkins (Wyatt Clark), a young pianist, plays a tune for his lover Lolly Simpson (Marie Cooke). At the end of his performance, Buster tells her, “Please, Lolly, don’t tell anyone I wrote it.” Lolly responds with “If you say not to, I won’t; but I want to.” The two stand and embrace each other with a kiss.

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