Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Name: Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Director: Steven York
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1975-04-19
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Ossie Davis, George Johnson, Lorenzo Tucker, Lucia Lynn Moses, Fredi Washington

Directed by Steven York

Documentary

19750h 52m

Overview

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

Cast

Ossie Davis

Narrator

George Johnson

Self (archive sound)

Lorenzo Tucker

Self (archive sound)

Lucia Lynn Moses

Self (archive sound)

Fredi Washington

Self (archive sound)

Henry Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Leslie Banks

Self (archive footage)

Clarence Brooks

Self (archive footage)

Cab Calloway

Self (archive footage)

Walter Connolly

Self (archive footage)

Miriam Cooper

Self (archive footage)