Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen 1975

0h 52min Director: Steven York

Documentary

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

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Cast

Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis Narrator
G
George Johnson Self (archive sound)
Lorenzo Tucker
Lorenzo Tucker Self (archive sound)
L
Lucia Lynn Moses Self (archive sound)
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington Self (archive sound)
H
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)
J
Jack Johnson Self (archive footage)
Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director
Steven York
Writers
Thomas Cripps
Producers
William Bowman, Stephen Henriquez
Editing
Steven York

Details

Release date
Apr 19, 1975
Runtime
52 min
Status
Released
Country
United States of America
Language
English

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