Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

197552m

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

Cast

Photo of Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Narrator

Photo of Lorenzo Tucker

Lorenzo Tucker

Self (archive sound)

Photo of Fredi Washington

Fredi Washington

Self (archive sound)

Photo of Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Clarence Brooks

Clarence Brooks

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Miriam Cooper

Miriam Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Marcus Garvey

Marcus Garvey

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Walter Long

Walter Long

Self (archive footage)

Photo of William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Self (archive footage)

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