Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Overview
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Cast & Crew
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)
Dudley Digges
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Marcus Garvey
Self (archive footage)
Lillian Gish
Self (archive footage)
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Noble Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Walter Long
Self (archive footage)
William Lundigan
Self (archive footage)
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