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Midnight Ramble

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Producing House

A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1994-10-26

Runtime: 57 mins

Director: Pearl Bowser, Bestor Cram

Writer: Clyde Taylor

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Midnight Ramble

Production Companies: Northern Lights Productions, Robert Stone Productions, GBH

Production Countries: United States of America

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BryanWay
_A fascinating and immensely informative documentary examining Oscar Micheaux’s impact on the beginnings of race movies in the film industry._
2017-05-16

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