Self - Author
Toni Cade Bambara
Self - Author
Midnight Ramble
“The Story of the Black Film Industry”
7.0
1994
57m
Documentary
Director: Pearl Bowser
Overview
A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".
Cast
Self - Historian
Robert Hall
Self - Historian
Self - Illustrator
Elton Fax
Self - Illustrator
Self - Archivist
Pearl Bowser
Self - Archivist
Self - Filmmaker
Carlton Moss
Self - Filmmaker
Self - Actress
Frances E. Williams
Self - Actress
Self - Actress
Shingzie Howard
Self - Actress
Self - Journalist
St. Clair Bourne
Self - Journalist
Self - Actor
Herb Jeffries
Self - Actor
Self - Actress
Edna Mae Harris
Self - Actress
Narrator
James Avery
Narrator
Introduction
David McCullough
Introduction
Reviews
Bryan Way
_A fascinating and immensely informative documentary examining Oscar Micheaux’s impact on the beginnings of race movies in the film industry._
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