Midnight Ramble

"The Story of the Black Film Industry"

7.0/ 10(2 votes)

57m

October 26, 1994

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".

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Directed byPearl Bowser

Cast (12)

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

Midnight Ramble

Cast (12)

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