Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
April 19, 1975
52m
Documentary
Overview
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
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Cast
Ossie Davis
NarratorG
George Johnson
Self (archive sound)
Lorenzo Tucker
Self (archive sound)L
Lucia Lynn Moses
Self (archive sound)
Fredi Washington
Self (archive sound)H
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)
Dudley Digges
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Marcus Garvey
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