Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Documentary

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

Release Date: 1975-04-19

Original Language: en

Original Title: Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Status: Released

Runtime: 52 minutes

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Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

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Spoken Languages: English

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Cast Members

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis (Narrator)

26.71%

George Johnson

George Johnson (Self (archive sound))

1.64%

Lorenzo Tucker

Lorenzo Tucker (Self (archive sound))

4.88%

Lucia Lynn Moses

Lucia Lynn Moses (Self (archive sound))

5.64%

Fredi Washington

Fredi Washington (Self (archive sound))

7.86%

Henry Armstrong

Henry Armstrong (Self (archive footage))

2.32%

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker (Self (archive footage))

12.31%

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks (Self (archive footage))

16.18%

Clarence Brooks

Clarence Brooks (Self (archive footage))

7.65%

Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway (Self (archive footage))

21.82%

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly (Self (archive footage))

19.73%

Miriam Cooper

Miriam Cooper (Self (archive footage))

9.21%

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges (Self (archive footage))

13.59%

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington (Self (archive footage))

15.38%

Marcus Garvey

Marcus Garvey (Self (archive footage))

5.30%

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish (Self (archive footage))

25.75%

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson (Self (archive footage))

1.02%

Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson (Self (archive footage))

21.14%

Walter Long

Walter Long (Self (archive footage))

19.56%

William Lundigan

William Lundigan (Self (archive footage))

22.45%

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh (Self (archive footage))

22.52%

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse (Self (archive footage))

2.90%

William E. Pettus

William E. Pettus (Self (archive footage))

3.11%

Bud Pollard

Bud Pollard (Self (archive footage))

2.49%

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson (Self (archive footage))

17.27%

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall (Self (archive footage))

28.82%

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters (Self (archive footage))

15.50%

Bert Williams

Bert Williams (Self (archive footage))

3.09%

Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams (Self (archive footage))

10.85%