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This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957. Musical performers include Paul Robeson (in Song of Freedom), Bessie Smith (St. Louis Blues), Eubie Blake and the Nicholas Brothers (Pie-Pie Blackbird), Lena Horne (Boogie Woogie Dream), Nat ‘King’ Cole (Killer Diller), Sammy Davis Jr. (Rufus Jones for President), Cab Calloway (Jitterbug Party), and Ethel Waters (Carib Gold). Dramatic excerpts include Murder in Harlem (1935), Juke Joint (1947), and Souls of Sin (1949). Also included are clips from white films stereotyping blacks, including Griffith’s Birth of a Nation, and a blackfaced Bing Crosby in Crooner’s Holiday (1934). |
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| Ratings: | IMDB: 7.3/10 | |
| Released: | January 1, 1990 | |
| Runtime: | 60 min | |
| Genres: | Documentary Music History | |
| Companies: | Skyline Entertainment | |
| Cast: | Louis Armstrong Eubie Blake Albert Ammons Billie Allen | |
| Crew: | William Greaves G. William Jones | |
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