Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive sound)

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

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Underworld

as uncredited

A young college student falls under the influence of a murderous gambler.

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Reet, Petite, and Gone

as Henry Talbot

Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan...

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Ten Minutes to Live

as The Godfather

A movie producer offers a nightclub singer a role in his latest film, but all he really wants to...

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Veiled Aristocrats

as John Warwick

A young woman plans to marry, but her mother and brother--a lawyer--don't like her prospective...

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Wages of Sin

as Winston Le Jeune

Film producer Winston L. Jaune gives his brother J. Lee a job in his company. J. Lee promptly...

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Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

as Himself

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer is one of seven films in the "Were You There" series produced by...

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The Black King

as Carmichael, Attorney

A confident and unscrupulous minister begins a 'back to Africa' movement, proclaiming himself...

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Temptation

as Robert Fletcher

Helen Ware, an artist's model, known as the Brown Venus is sad, discouraged and unhappy. When...

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Straight to Heaven

as uncredited

Singer Jimmy Williams' father Joe is a chemist who recently lost his job to George Elliott....

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Black Hollywood

as Self

Shot entirely on location in Hollywood in 1984, this feature documentary explores the role of...

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