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Title:

Midnight ramble : Oscar Micheaux and the story of race movies / a Northern Light Productions film, WGBH, Boston ; produced by Pamela A. Thomas, Bestor Cram ; directed by Bestor Cram, Pearl Bowser ; written by Clyde Taylor.

Publisher:

Shanachie ;

Copyright Date:

1994

Description:

1 videocassette (approximately 60 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

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

Other Authors:

Northern Light Productions, Inc.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80089989
Shanachie Entertainment Corp. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95013322
Educational Video Network, Inc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95007914

Notes:

Series host, David McCullough; narrator, James Avery. Originally produced for the WGBH Boston television series, The American experience.

Summary:

A documentary recounting the history of the independent film industry that produced close to 500 "race movies" for African-American audiences between 1910 and 1940. Focuses especially on the work of Oscar Micheaux, a controversial filmaker who wrote, produced, and directed over 40 features.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)31704795

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)