Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
    Documentary
    • Runtime: 52 minutes
    • Release Date: April 19, 1975
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Ossie Davis
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Lorenzo Tucker
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Fredi Washington
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Josephine Baker
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Leslie Banks
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Clarence Brooks
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Cab Calloway
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Walter Connolly
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Miriam Cooper
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Dudley Digges
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Duke Ellington
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Marcus Garvey
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Lillian Gish
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Noble Johnson
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Walter Long
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    William Lundigan
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Mae Marsh
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Clarence Muse
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Paul Robeson
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Henry B. Walthall
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Ethel Waters
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Bert Williams
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Spencer Williams