The Green-Eyed Monster
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Two men, Negroes, both in love with the same girl, work for two different railroads that are competing for a contract to carry the Government Fast Mail. In order to establish a basis on which the contract can be awarded, a race is arranged between two trains. The winner of that race also wins the hand of his sweetheart.
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The Norman Film Mfg. Co. was located in Jacksonville, FL. Publicity for this film stated, "There is not a white man in the cast, or is there depicted in the entire picture anything of the usual mimicry of the Negro. This photoplay has been indorsed [sic] by the most prominent colored people of America." The publicity also stated that an $80,000 train wreck was filmed. A lobby card stated, "The characterizations in this spectacular production were enacted by colored people, chosen from many different walks of life. The Lawyer, Doctor, Banker and finished actor and actress portray this story which in a subtle way suggests the advancement of the colored race along educational and financial lines."
