MOVIE

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Name: Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Director: Steven York
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1975-04-19
Cast: Ossie Davis, George Johnson, Lorenzo Tucker, Lucia Lynn Moses, Fredi Washington

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

Release Date

1975-04-19

Year

1975

Duration

52m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Ossie Davis

Narrator

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George Johnson

Self (archive sound)

Lorenzo Tucker

Self (archive sound)

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Lucia Lynn Moses

Self (archive sound)

Fredi Washington

Self (archive sound)

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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)