
Oh Dem Watermelons
Visit website5.9/10 • 12
1965-08-13 • 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.
- Directors
- Robert Nelson
- Writters
- Robert Nelson
- Editors
- Robert Nelson, Robert Nelson

Oh Dem Watermelons
Visit website1965-08-13 • 0h 12m
5.9/10 • 12
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.
- Directors
- Robert Nelson
- Writters
- Robert Nelson
- Editors
- Robert Nelson, Robert Nelson
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsR.G. Davis
Saul Landau
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