Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Name: Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1975
Duration: 52 min

1975 · 52 min

Documentary

not streaming

Actor, writer, director and activist Ossie Davis narrates this look at the history of race films, those produced from the 1920s-50s catered to a primarily Black audience.

Crew

Director Steven York
Writer Thomas Cripps

Cast

Ossie Davis
Narrator
G
George Johnson
Self (archive sound)
Lorenzo Tucker
Self (archive sound)
L
Lucia Lynn Moses
Self (archive sound)
Fredi Washington
Self (archive sound)
H
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)

Crew

Director — Steven York
Writer — Thomas Cripps

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

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