Watch Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975) Online!

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

Directing:
  • Steven York

Writing:
  • Thomas Cripps

Stars:
Release Date: 1975-04-19
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 52
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey
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Lorenzo Tucker
Lorenzo Tucke...
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Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Narrator
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washing...
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Josephine Baker
Josephine Bak...
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Leslie Banks
Leslie Banks
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Clarence Brooks
Clarence Broo...
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Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
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Walter Connolly
Walter Connol...
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Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
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Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellingto...
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Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
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Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson
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Walter Long
Walter Long
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William Lundigan
William Lundi...
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Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
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Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
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Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
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Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walt...
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Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
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Bert Williams
Bert Williams
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Spencer Williams
Spencer Willi...
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