About the film
Black Shadows on the Silver Screen
Release Date: April 19, 1975
| Year | : | 1975 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Documentary |
| Production Companies | : | |
| Director | : | Steven York |
| Producers | : | William Bowman, Stephen Henriquez |
| Writers | : | Thomas Cripps |
| RunTime | : | 52 mins. |
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Main Actors
Ossie Davis
Character : Narrator
George Johnson
Character : Himself (archive sound)
Lorenzo Tucker
Character : Himself (archive sound)
Lucia Lynn Moses
Character : Herself (archive sound)
Fredi Washington
Character : Herself (archive sound)
Henry Armstrong
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Josephine Baker
Character : Herself (archive footage)
Leslie Banks
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Clarence Brooks
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Walter Connolly
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Miriam Cooper
Character : Herself (archive footage)
Dudley Digges
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Marcus Garvey
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Lillian Gish
Character : Herself (archive footage)
Jack Johnson
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Noble Johnson
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Walter Long
Character : Himself (archive footage)
William Lundigan
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Mae Marsh
Character : Herself (archive footage)
Clarence Muse
Character : Himself (archive footage)
William E. Pettus
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Bud Pollard
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Paul Robeson
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Henry B. Walthall
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Ethel Waters
Character : Herself (archive footage)
Bert Williams
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Spencer Williams
Character : Himself (archive footage)
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