Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Name: Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Genre: documentary
Released: 1975
Duration: 52 min
Cast: Ossie Davis, George Johnson, Lorenzo Tucker, Lucia Lynn Moses, Fredi Washington

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975) — documentary film. Directed by Steven York. Starring Ossie Davis, George Johnson, Lorenzo Tucker, Lucia Lynn Moses. This page maps 2 characters and 1 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

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A documentary exploring the history and evolution of African American cinema

Documentary · 52 min · 1975

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

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Steven York
writer

Thomas Cripps
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as Narrator

Ossie Davis
actor

as Self (archive sound)

George Johnson
actor

as Self (archive sound)

Lorenzo Tucker

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

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