Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Overview

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

Cast

Ossie Davis

Narrator

George Johnson

Self (archive sound)

Lorenzo Tucker

Self (archive sound)

Lucia Lynn Moses

Self (archive sound)

Fredi Washington

Self (archive sound)

Henry Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Leslie Banks

Self (archive footage)

Clarence Brooks

Self (archive footage)

Cab Calloway

Self (archive footage)