
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema Synopsis
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007) holds a 6.5/10 audience rating. This Documentary film tells an engaging story. It has a runtime of 59 minutes. This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race movies” exclusively for black a...
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema Director
Brad Osborne
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema Cast
Lawrence Varnado, Herb Jeffries, Ruby Dee, Jeni Le Gon, Leroy Collins, Pearl Bowser




