Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)

Released: 1975-04-19 Duration: 52min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 0.0

Overview

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

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Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.42

Directed By

Steven York

Crew

Director
Steven York
Producer
William Bowman
Editor
Steven York

TOP CAST

Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis

Narrator

George Johnson
George Johnson

Self (archive sound)

Lorenzo Tucker
Lorenzo Tucker

Self (archive sound)

Lucia Lynn Moses
Lucia Lynn Moses

Self (archive sound)

Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington

Self (archive sound)

Henry Armstrong
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)

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)

Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Walter Long
Walter Long

Self (archive footage)

William Lundigan
William Lundigan

Self (archive footage)

Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh

Self (archive footage)

Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse

Self (archive footage)

William E. Pettus
William E. Pettus

Self (archive footage)

Bud Pollard
Bud Pollard

Self (archive footage)

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson

Self (archive footage)

Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters

Self (archive footage)

Bert Williams
Bert Williams

Self (archive footage)

Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams

Self (archive footage)

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