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
Narrator
George Johnson
Self (archive sound)
Lorenzo Tucker
Self (archive sound)
Lucia Lynn Moses
Self (archive sound)
Fredi Washington
Self (archive sound)
Henry Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
Leslie Banks
Self (archive footage)
Clarence Brooks
Self (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
Self (archive footage)
Walter Connolly
Self (archive footage)
Miriam Cooper
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Steven York
Director
William Bowman
Producer
Thomas Cripps
Writer
Stephen Henriquez
Producer
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