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Basic Info
Release: April 19, 1975
Runtime: 52 min
Status: Released
Creative Fabrica

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975 52 min
Overview

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

Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
  • United States of America
Spoken Languages
  • English en

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Cast
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Narrator
George Johnson
Self (archive sound)
Lorenzo Tucker
Lorenzo Tucker
Self (archive sound)
Lucia Lynn Moses
Self (archive sound)
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington
Self (archive sound)
Henry Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
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)
Crew
Steven York
Director
William Bowman
Producer
Thomas Cripps
Writer
Stephen Henriquez
Producer
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