A Nigger in the Woodpile

A Nigger in the Woodpile
CinematographyA. E. Weed
Production
company
Distributed byAmerican Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Release date
  • April 8, 1904 (1904-04-08)
Running time
4 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

A Nigger in the Woodpile is a 1904 American silent film, with a runtime of four minutes. The title is derived from the idiom nigger in the woodpile, meaning something is wrong or "off". A copy is in the Black films section of the Library of Congress. The video can also be found on YouTube.