Midnight ramble : Oscar Micheaux and the story of race movies / a Shanachie presentation ; written by Clyde Taylor ; produced by Pamela A. Thomas, Bestor Cram ; directed by Bestor Cram, Pearl Bowser ; senior producer, Margaret Drain ; executive producer, Judy Crichton ; a Northern Light Productions film for the American experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation and Northern Light Productions ; WGBH Boston.

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Recounts the story of race movies produced for Afro-Americans from 1910 through 1950 and the role played by Oscar Micheaux, the leading Afro-American producer and director. These movies were designed for Afro-Americans, were frequently shown at midnight, and presented Afro-Americans in a positive li...

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Corporate Authors:	Shanachie Entertainment Corp (Production company) Northern Light Productions (Production company) WGBH Educational Foundation (Production company) WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Production company) Synergy Entertainment (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	Cram, Bestor (Television producer, Television director, director of photography.) Bowser, Pearl, 1931- (Television director, interviewee (expression)) Taylor, Clyde (Screenwriter) Thomas, Pamela A. (Television producer) Drain, Margaret (Television producer) Crichton, Judy (Television producer) McCullough, David G. (Host) Avery, James, 1945-2013 (Narrator) Bambara, Toni Cade (interviewee (expression)) Hall, Robert (interviewee (expression)) Fax, Elton C. (interviewee (expression)) Moss, Carlton (interviewee (expression)) Jeffries, Herb (interviewee (expression)) Sampson, Caleb (Instrumentalist, composer (expression),) Strickland, Stan (Instrumentalist) Kusiak, John (Instrumentalist) Kuskin, Charles (composer (expression))
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Series:	Synergy archive series.
Subjects:	Micheaux, Oscar, > 1884-1951. Race films > History. African American motion picture producers and directors. African American motion picture actors and actresses. African Americans in the motion picture industry. Race films. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. History.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (56 min.) : DVD video, sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Oscar Micheaux and the story of race movies Oscar Micheaux and the history of race
Format:	Video DVD

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