Black Shadows on a Silver Screen(1975)

NR

52m

  • Documentary

Overview

Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

Cast

  • Ossie Davis

    Ossie Davis

    Narrator

  • Lorenzo Tucker

    Lorenzo Tucker

    Self (archive sound)

  • Fredi Washington

    Fredi Washington

    Self (archive sound)

  • Josephine Baker

    Josephine Baker

    Self (archive footage)

  • Leslie Banks

    Leslie Banks

    Self (archive footage)

  • Clarence Brooks

    Clarence Brooks

    Self (archive footage)

  • Cab Calloway

    Cab Calloway

    Self (archive footage)

  • Walter Connolly

    Walter Connolly

    Self (archive footage)

  • Miriam Cooper

    Miriam Cooper

    Self (archive footage)

  • Dudley Digges

    Dudley Digges

    Self (archive footage)

  • Duke Ellington

    Duke Ellington

    Self (archive footage)

  • Marcus Garvey

    Marcus Garvey

    Self (archive footage)

  • Lillian Gish

    Lillian Gish

    Self (archive footage)

  • Noble Johnson

    Noble Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Walter Long

    Walter Long

    Self (archive footage)

  • William Lundigan

    William Lundigan

    Self (archive footage)

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    Status

    Released (Apr 19, 1975)