Black Hollywood the Way It Was : Fading Out – Part 4 / Tony Brown Productions.

This program takes a look at the early 1940s for Blacks in film. Many black roles took on a more dignified humanitarian trend, spearheaded by the NAACP. The War Department during this pre-war period funneled thousands of dollars into the production of films that displayed the dedication and characte...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Black Hollywood the Way It Was.
Corporate Authors: Infobase (Film distributor)
Tony Brown Productions (Firm)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Tony Brown Productions, [1983]
Series:Films on Demand.
Black Hollywood the Way It Was.
Subjects:
African Americans > History.
Communication.
Mass media > Study and teaching.
United States > History.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (26 min., 58 sec)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
This program takes a look at the early 1940s for Blacks in film. Many black roles took on a more dignified humanitarian trend, spearheaded by the NAACP. The War Department during this pre-war period funneled thousands of dollars into the production of films that displayed the dedication and character of the black soldier. Unfortunately, for the black independent film industry, the pre-war rationing of film to the larger companies, coupled with the dwindling number of black-owned theatres, made it difficult for black-cast films to compete with the new integrated Hollywood trend. Many of the black film companies went out of business toward the end of the 1940s as did many of the black actors who were their stars.
Note:Originally released by Tony Brown Productions, 1983.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 18, 2018.
Interest Grade Level:
9 - 12, Academic/AP
System Details:Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description