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Title:

Midnight ramble [videorecording] : Oscar Micheaux and the story of race movies / Shanachie presentation ; written by Clyde Taylor ; produced by Pamela A. Thomas, Bestor Cram ; directed by Bestor Cram, Pearl Bowser ; a Northern Light Productions film for the American experience ; a production of WGBH Boston.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Synergy Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Micheaux, Oscar,--1884-1951.
African American motion picture actors and actresses.
African American motion picture producers and directors.
African Americans in the motion picture industry.
Documentary television programs.

Other Authors:

Taylor, Clyde.
Thomas, Pamela A.
Cram, Bestor.
Bowser, Pearl, 1931-
McCullough, David G.
Johnson, Bruce.
Avery, James, 1948-
Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
Northern Light Productions.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Synergy Entertainment.

Other Titles:

American experience (Television program)

Notes:

Originally broadcast as a segment of: The American experience (aired Oct. 26,1994, Season 7, episode 4) This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Host: David McCullough. Narrator: James Avery.

Summary:

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 light. Features interviews with Afro-American actors, actresses, and historians.

Series:

Synergy archive series.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)656834558

UPC:

885444101755

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)