Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Documentary
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Cast
Ossie DavisNarratorGeorge JohnsonSelf (archive sound)
Lorenzo TuckerSelf (archive sound)Lucia Lynn MosesSelf (archive sound)
Fredi WashingtonSelf (archive sound)Henry ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
Josephine BakerSelf (archive footage)
Leslie BanksSelf (archive footage)
Clarence BrooksSelf (archive footage)
Cab CallowaySelf (archive footage)
Walter ConnollySelf (archive footage)
Miriam CooperSelf (archive footage)
Dudley DiggesSelf (archive footage)
Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage)
Marcus GarveySelf (archive footage)
