Eleven P.M.
"A writer's dream ends with a fiddler's spirit inside a vengeful dog."
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About this film
Writer Louis Perry dozes off while finishing a melodrama and dreams of street fiddler Sundaisy protecting an orphan girl from the criminal Clyde, culminating in Sundaisy's spirit possessing a dog—then Perry wakes at eleven p.m. to type the ending.
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Themes & topics
Historical background
Made in 1928, in United States, under Richard D. Maurice, Eleven P.M. belongs to race film filmmaking amid the silent era's rapid stylistic experiments.
Why this film matters
Within race film history, Richard D. Maurice's name attaches to the work; surviving prints help researchers study silent-era craft; silent film by Richard D. Maurice.
Making of
Open sources chiefly list credits with Richard D. Maurice named as director.
What critics said
Contemporary reviews of Eleven P.M. are sparse in open sources; later catalog entries chiefly summarize plot and credits.
Did you know?
- Director: Richard D. Maurice.
What audiences thought
Audience documentation for Eleven P.M. is limited; availability today depends on archive and streaming copies.
Film restoration
Preservation status should be confirmed against archive holdings.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eleven%20P.M.%20(1928).webm