Midnight Ramble

“The Story of the Black Film Industry”

7.0(2)199457m

Documentary

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".

Director

Pearl Bowser

Cast

Toni Cade Bambara

Self - Author

Robert Hall

Self - Historian

Elton Fax

Self - Illustrator

Pearl Bowser

Self - Archivist

Carlton Moss

Self - Filmmaker

Frances E. Williams

Self - Actress

Shingzie Howard

Self - Actress

St. Clair Bourne

Self - Journalist

Herb Jeffries

Self - Actor

Edna Mae Harris

Self - Actress

James Avery

Narrator

David McCullough

Introduction

Reviews

1 review

BryanWay

8y ago

7.0

_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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