Square Joe Explained

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. and opened in Harlem at the Roosevelt.^[4] It is about an innocent man convicted of killing a policeman during a raid on a gambling operation and features a boxing match.^[5]

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.^[4]

Cast

• Joe Jeanette
• John Lester Johnson
• Marion Moore
• Charles Fouchee
• Bob Slater^[5]
• Mrs. Fred Moore
• Fred Miller
• Bobby Fitzgerald
• Mrs. Eugene L. Moore
• Fredrica Washington
• Minnie Summer^[6]

See also

• List of boxing films

Notes and References

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