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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Steven York

1975 • 52m

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

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Cast

Ossie Davis

Ossie DavisNarrator

George JohnsonSelf (archive sound)

Lorenzo Tucker

Lorenzo TuckerSelf (archive sound)

Lucia Lynn MosesSelf (archive sound)

Fredi Washington

Fredi WashingtonSelf (archive sound)

Henry ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Josephine BakerSelf (archive footage)

Leslie Banks

Leslie BanksSelf (archive footage)

Clarence Brooks

Clarence BrooksSelf (archive footage)

Cab Calloway

Cab CallowaySelf (archive footage)

Walter Connolly

Walter ConnollySelf (archive footage)

Miriam Cooper

Miriam CooperSelf (archive footage)

Dudley Digges

Dudley DiggesSelf (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage)

Marcus Garvey

Marcus GarveySelf (archive footage)

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