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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Steven York

1975

  • Documentary
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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.

Cast & crew

  • Steven YorkDirector
  • Ossie DavisNarrator
  • George JohnsonSelf (archive sound)
  • Lorenzo TuckerSelf (archive sound)
  • Lucia Lynn MosesSelf (archive sound)
  • Fredi WashingtonSelf (archive sound)
  • Henry ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
  • Josephine BakerSelf (archive footage)
  • Leslie BanksSelf (archive footage)

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