Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Actor, writer, director and activist Ossie Davis narrates this look at the history of race films, those produced from the 1920s-50s catered to a primarily Black audience.
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Cast
35 people
Ossie Davis
Narrator
Known for
Doctor Dolittle
Do the Right Thing
George Johnson
Self (archive sound)
Also in
A Trooper of Troop K
Thomas Cripps
William Bowman
Steven York
Stephen Henriquez
Lorenzo Tucker
Self (archive sound)
Also in
Wages of Sin
Veiled Aristocrats
Stephan Henriquez
Lucia Lynn Moses
Self (archive sound)
Also in
The Scar of Shame
Ray Hubbard
Fredi Washington
Self (archive sound)
Known for
Imitation of Life
Animal Crackers
Henry Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Keep Punching
The Pittsburgh Kid
Steven York Director · Thomas Cripps Writer
United States release April 19, 1975 · Produced in United States
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 19, 1975
Theatrical
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