Pioneers of African-American cinema / Kino Classics ; Library of Congress ; curated by Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart ; executive producer, Paul D. Miller ; producer, Bret Wood.

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Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distribu...

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Main Authors:	DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid (Composer, Film producer, Contributor) Sosin, Donald (Composer) Roach, Max, 1924-2007 (Composer) Waymon, Sam (Composer) Heywood, Donald, 1896-1967 (Composer, Performer) Porter, Lew, 1892-1956 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Four Tones (Musical group) (Performer) Screen Snapshots, Inc Amegro Films (Firm) (Production company) Colored Players Film Corporation (Production company) Dixie Comedies (Production company) Ebony Film Corp (Production company) Lincoln Motion Picture Company (Production company) Micheaux Film Corporation (Production company) Norman Film Manufacturing Company (Production company) Norman Studios (Production company) Torriano Film Productions (Production company) Kino Lorber, Inc (Film distributor) Kino Classics (Firm) (Film distributor) Library of Congress
Other Authors:	Musser, Charles (Contributor, Commentator) Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma, 1970- (Contributor, Commentator) Wood, Bret (Film producer, Commentator) Berry, Torriano (Commentator) Mashon, Mike (Commentator) Combs, Rhea L. (Contributor) David, C. N. (Film director) Gant, Harry A., 1881-1967 (Film director) Norman, Richard E., 1891-1960 (Film director) Thompson, True T. (Screenwriter) Williams, Spencer, 1893-1969 (Screenwriter, Film director, Actor) Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951 (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer) Maurice, Richard D. (Screenwriter, Film director, Actor) Gist, James (Screenwriter, Film director) Gist, Eloyce, 1892-1974 (Screenwriter, Film director, Actor) Calnek, Roy (Film director) Perugini, Frank (Film director) Starkman, David, -1947 (Screenwriter) Kahn, Richard C., 1897-1960 (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer) Bowser, Pearl, 1931- (Film director, director of photography.) Hurston, Zora Neale (Filmmaker) Preer, Evelyn (Actor) Edwards, Mattie, 1866-1944 (Actor) Montgomery, Frank, 1870-1944 (Actor) Chenault, Lawrence, 1877-1943 (Actor) Brooks, Clarence (Actor) Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 (Actor) Gilbert, Mercedes (Actor) Russell, Julia Theresa (Actor) Rodgers, Marshall, -1934 (Actor) Alexander, Chester A. (Actor) Cornick, Walter (Actor) Robinson, Madame (Actor) Johnson, Lillian (Actor) Mayo, Stella, active 1923-1924 (Actor) Maxwell, M. C., active 1920-1925 (Actor) Criner, Lawrence, 1898-1965 (Actor) Boyd, Kathryn (Actress) (Actor) Reynolds, Steve (Actor) (Actor) Gilpin, Charles S. (Charles Sidney), 1878-1930 (Actor) Henderson, Harry (Actor) McCormack, Pearl (Actor) Johnstone, Norman (Actor) Pettus, William E. (Actor) Fields, Sammie (Actor) Brooks, Eunice (Actor) Moore, Charles R., 1893-1947 (Actor) Randol, George (Actor) Comathiere, A. B. (Actor) Mahon, Carl (Actor) Calloway, Starr (Actor) Russell, Alice B. (Actress) (Actor) Cato, Minto, 1900-1979 (Actor) Bowman, Laura, 1881-1957 (Actor) Tucker, Lorenzo (Actor) Newsome, Carman (Actor) Lewis, Lucille (Actor) Guy, Barrington (Actor) Jeffries, Herb (Actor, Performer) Brooks, Lucius (Actor) Young, Artie (Actor) Caviness, Cathryn (Actor) Riley, Juanita (Actor) Hardeman, Reather (Actor) Jones, Jas. B. (James B.) (Actor) Everett, Francine, 1920-1999 (Actor, Performer) Boykin, David (Saxophonist) (Actor, Performer) Moore, Tim, 1887-1958 (Performer) Trible, Andrew (Performer) Davis, Amon (Performer) Martin, Sara, 1884-1955 (Performer) Moses, Lucia Lynn, 1908-1984 (Actor, Interviewee) Moses, Ethel (Actor, Interviewee) Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay), 1809-1885 Pratt, William W. Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932 Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965 Stribling, T. S. (Thomas Sigismund), 1881-1965
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Sound films are closed-captioned; silent films have English intertitles, some have accompanying music.
Published:	New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2016]
Subjects:	African Americans > Drama. African Americans in motion pictures. African American motion picture producers and directors. African Americans. Feature films. Race films. Short films. Silent films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Slapstick comedy films. Independent films. Fiction films.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Race films. Short films. Silent films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Slapstick comedy films. Independent films. Fiction films.
Physical Description:	5 videodiscs (approximately 1,276 min.) : silent and sound, black and white and color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (76 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Format:	Video DVD

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