Square Joe

Square Joe is a boxing-themed American drama film released in 1922.[1] The silent film was directed by J. Harrison Edwards and starred boxer Joe Jeanette with fellow boxer John Lester Johnson co-starring.[2][3] It was produced by Colored Feature Photoplay Co.[4] and opened in Harlem at the Roosevelt.[5] It is about an innocent man convicted of killing a policeman during a raid on a gambling operation and features a boxing match.[4]

The New York Age reported the film "thrills and holds the interest of spectators from beginning to end."[6]

John Lester Johnson was in several more films afterwards.[7] Jeanette later fought Jack Johnson who also appeared in films. Their fight appears in the 1970 documentary film Jack Johnson.[2]

The film was Fredi Washington's debut on the big screen.[5]

Cast

See also

References
  1. "Record Attendance to See Square Joe" The New York Age June 24, 1922
  2. Wiggins, David K. (2015). African Americans in Sports. Routledge. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-317-47744-0.
  3. "Square Joe". Library of Congress. September 14, 1922 – via memory.loc.gov.
  4. "Square Joe". www.tcm.com. Turner Classic Movies.
  5. Gilbert, Valerie C. (2021). Women and Mixed Race Representation in Film: Eight Star Profiles. McFarland. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4766-4473-8.
  6. Richards, Larry (2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-4766-1052-8.
  7. Ritchie, Andrew (2004). Ethnicity, Sport, Identity: Struggles for Status. Routledge. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-135-75587-4.


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