That's Black Entertainment (1990) Online
- Original Title :
- Thatu0027s Black Entertainment
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / History / Music
- Year :
- 1990
- Directror :
- William Greaves,G. William Jones
- Cast :
- Billie Allen,Albert Ammons,Louis Armstrong
- Writer :
- G. William Jones
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 7.5/10
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).
Credited cast: | |||
Billie Allen | - | Herself (archive footage) | |
Albert Ammons | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Louis Armstrong | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Eubie Blake | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Clarence Brooks | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Cab Calloway | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Nat 'King' Cole | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Bing Crosby | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Dorothy Dandridge | - | Herself (archive footage) | |
Sammy Davis Jr. | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Duke Ellington | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
Francine Everett | - | Herself (archive footage) | |
Stepin Fetchit | - | Himself (archive footage) | |
William Greaves | - | Himself - Host | |
Alfred Hawkins | - | Himself (archive footage) |
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