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    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    52'

    1975-04-19

    N/A

    Documentary

    Overview:

    Actor, writer, director and activist Ossie Davis narrates this look at the history of race films, those produced from the 1920s-50s catered to a primarily Black audience.

    DirectingSteven YorkWritingThomas Cripps

    Cast

    1

    Narrator

    Ossie Davis

    1

    Self (archive sound)

    George Johnson

    1

    Self (archive sound)

    Lorenzo Tucker

    1

    Self (archive sound)

    Lucia Lynn Moses

    1

    Self (archive sound)

    Fredi Washington

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Henry Armstrong

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Josephine Baker

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Leslie Banks

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Clarence Brooks

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Cab Calloway

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Walter Connolly

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Miriam Cooper

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Dudley Digges

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Duke Ellington

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Marcus Garvey

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Lillian Gish

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Jack Johnson

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Noble Johnson

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Walter Long

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    William Lundigan

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Mae Marsh

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Clarence Muse

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    William E. Pettus

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Bud Pollard

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Paul Robeson

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Henry B. Walthall

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Ethel Waters

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Bert Williams

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Spencer Williams

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Vote Count: 0
      2. Popularity: 0.6427
      3. Status: Released
      4. Original title:Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

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