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In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema(2007)

Name: In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Director: Brad Osborne
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Pearl Bowser, Leroy Collins, Ruby Dee, Herb Jeffries

Documentary

59m

Last verified: 03/05/2026

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Synopsis

At a time when Hollywood refused to cast Blacks in films except as servants and buffoons, an artistic underground developed so called "Race movies" - featuring all Black audiences. Richly ...(English)