Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

52m

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Documentary

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

Directors

Writers

Thomas Cripps(writer by)
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Ossie Davis
Narrator
George Johnson
Self (archive sound)
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Lorenzo Tucker
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Lucia Lynn Moses
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Fredi Washington
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Henry Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
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Josephine Baker
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Leslie Banks
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Clarence Brooks
Self (archive footage)
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Cab Calloway
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Walter Connolly
Self (archive footage)
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Miriam Cooper
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Dudley Digges
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Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
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Marcus Garvey
Self (archive footage)
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Lillian Gish
Self (archive footage)
Jack Johnson
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Noble Johnson
Self (archive footage)

Directors

Writers

Thomas Cripps(writer by)

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Release date

April 19, 1975 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

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