In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

Directed by Brad Osborne
2007    59mDocumentary, History
7.2
This haunting documentary resurrects the forgotten era of early Black cinema, profiling the fascinating lives and careers of Black filmmaking pioneers and screen stars and showcasing footage from films once thought lost forever.

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Cast of In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

  • Lawrence VarnadoNarrator
  • Herb JeffriesHimself
  • Ruby DeeHerself
  • Jeni Le GonHerself
  • Leroy CollinsHimself
  • Pearl BowserHerself
  • Brad OsborneDirector / Writer
  • Kim ClemonsProducer
  • Laura NeitzelProducer
  • Jessica SchoenbaechlerProducer
  • Andy StreitfeldProducer
  • Monika WatkinsProducer

 

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