Contains the last five minutes of the Federal Works Project production of "Voodoo Macbeth", directed by Orson Welles.
One of the 50 films in the 4-disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film was preserved by the National Archives and Records Administration. This movie contains the only known footage of the 1936 production of "Macbeth" produced by the Negro Theatre Unit of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA, and directed by Orson Welles when he was 20 years old.
In Orson Wells' original production, Macbeth was played by Jack Carter and Macduff by Maurice Ellis. This filmed version shows Ellis playing Macbeth and Charles Collins as Macduff. Ellis was promoted to the title role after Carter was replaced due to bad behavior.