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.

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Cast

Ossie Davis

Narrator

Fredi Washington

Self (archive sound)

Leslie Banks

Self (archive footage)

Cab Calloway

Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)

Marcus Garvey

Self (archive footage)

Lillian Gish

Self (archive footage)

Noble Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Walter Long

Self (archive footage)

William Lundigan

Self (archive footage)

Mae Marsh

Self (archive footage)

Clarence Muse

Self (archive footage)

Paul Robeson

Self (archive footage)

Henry B. Walthall

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Waters

Self (archive footage)