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That's Black Entertainment (1990)
60 min | Documentary, History, Music

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That's Black Entertainment (1990)

60 min | Documentary, History, Music

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 (...See moreThis 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). Written by Robert Mandzi See less

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32 cast members

Name	Known for
Billie Allen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Losing Ground (1982)
Albert Ammons Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Majestic (2001)
Louis Armstrong Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	High Society (1956)
Eubie Blake Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	My Girl (1991)
Clarence Brooks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Murder in Harlem (1935)
Cab Calloway Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Nat 'King' Cole Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Nat King Cole Show (1956)
Bing Crosby Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	White Christmas (1954)
Dorothy Dandridge Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Carmen Jones (1954)
Sammy Davis Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Duke Ellington Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Francine Everett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946)
Stepin Fetchit Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Judge Priest (1934)
William Greaves Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)
Alfred Hawkins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946)
Billie Holiday Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Minority Report (2002)
Lena Horne Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Pete Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Malcolm X (1992)
July Jones Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946)
Moms Mabley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Boarding House Blues (1948)
Nina Mae McKinney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hallelujah (1929)
Clarence Muse Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Fayard Nicholas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Pirate (1948)
Harold Nicholas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tap (1989)
Jesse Owens Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings of the Olympics (1948)
Paul Robeson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Show Boat (1936)
Frank 'Sugar Chile' Robinson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	No Leave, No Love (1946)
Bessie Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Fredi Washington Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Imitation of Life (1934)
Ethel Waters Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Spencer Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Juke Joint (1947)
Adolf Hitler Self - Watches Owens Race (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Watches Owens Race (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)