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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

19750h 52m0.0/ 10 · TMDB · 0 votes
Documentary

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

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Directed by Steven York

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis

Narrator

George Johnson

Self (archive sound)

Lorenzo Tucker
Lorenzo Tucker

Self (archive sound)

Lucia Lynn Moses

Self (archive sound)

Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington

Self (archive sound)

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)

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Film details

Released19 Apr 1975
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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