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.
1975-04-19
en
Cast
Ossie Davis as Narrator
Lorenzo Tucker as Self (archive sound)
Fredi Washington as Self (archive sound)
Josephine Baker as Self (archive footage)
Leslie Banks as Self (archive footage)
Clarence Brooks as Self (archive footage)
Cab Calloway as Self (archive footage)
Walter Connolly as Self (archive footage)
Miriam Cooper as Self (archive footage)
Dudley Digges as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington as Self (archive footage)
Marcus Garvey as Self (archive footage)
Lillian Gish as Self (archive footage)
Noble Johnson as Self (archive footage)
Walter Long as Self (archive footage)
William Lundigan as Self (archive footage)
Mae Marsh as Self (archive footage)
Clarence Muse as Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson as Self (archive footage)
Henry B. Walthall as Self (archive footage)
Ethel Waters as Self (archive footage)
Bert Williams as Self (archive footage)
Spencer Williams as Self (archive footage)