Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975
⏱️ 52 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Documentary
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

Cast

Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Narrator
George Johnson
George Johnson
Self (archive sound)
Lorenzo Tucker
Lorenzo Tucker
Self (archive sound)
Lucia Lynn Moses
Lucia Lynn Moses
Self (archive sound)
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington
Self (archive sound)
Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director
Steven York
Writer
Thomas Cripps
Producer
Stephen Henriquez, William Bowman