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In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007)
Video | 59 min | Documentary, History

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

Video | 59 min | Documentary, History

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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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Pearl Bowser Self Self See fewer	Namibia: Independence Now! (1985)
Leroy Collins Self Self See fewer	The Betrayal (1948)
Ruby Dee Self Self See fewer	American Gangster (2007)
Herb Jeffries Self Self See fewer	The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
Jeni Le Gon Self Self See fewer	Arabian Nights (1942)
Lawrence Varnado Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Hypnotic (2023)