Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

04/19/1975

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0hr 52min

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Documentary

STORY

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

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ossie Davis
  • George Johnson
  • Lorenzo Tucker
  • Lucia Lynn Moses
  • Fredi Washington

    Director

  • Steven York

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

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)