22:(October 22, 1898 – March 1, 1969) was an American businessperson, newspaper publisher and the proprietor of film distribution, production, and the theater-owning business Sack Amusements in the United States.. He collaborated with Spencer Williams to make films with Black casts. Sack Amusement Enterprises was the leading distributor of this type of film between 1920 and 1950.
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Sack had a daughter, Sarah Lee Sack. Sarah Lee Sack's blindness was discovered when she was a few days old; her disability inspired Sack to become active in helping blind children.
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Sack secured a deal with RKO to distribute four two-reel films of "Negro spirituals". The brothers re-released some films. The brothers purchased the
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in Dallas, Texas. He opened the
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His business, Sack
Amusements, included many films starring African American casts, so-called
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378:"Alfred N. Sack, 69, Is Dead; Texas Film Executive."
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607:"Lobby card for Go Down, Death!"
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