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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen(1975)

April 19, 197552m

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

Director: Steven York
Writers: Thomas Cripps

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Ossie Davis
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Lorenzo Tucker
Self (archive sound)
Fredi Washington
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Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)

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Clarence Brooks

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Walter Connolly

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Miriam Cooper

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Dudley Digges

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Duke Ellington

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Marcus Garvey

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Lillian Gish

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Noble Johnson

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Walter Long

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William Lundigan

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Mae Marsh

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Clarence Muse

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Paul Robeson

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Henry B. Walthall

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Status: Released
Original title: Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Original language: English