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Easy Street
1930-08-01
Con artists try to trick an old man out of his life savings.
Straight to Heaven
1939-12-12
Singer Jimmy Williams' father Joe is a chemist who recently lost his job to George Elliott. Since th
When Men Betray
1929-09-01
Wages of Sin
1929-02-02
Film producer Winston L. Jaune gives his brother J. Lee a job in his company. J. Lee promptly steals
Ten Minutes to Live
1932-03-17
A movie producer offers a nightclub singer a role in his latest film, but all he really wants to do
Veiled Aristocrats
1932-02-01
A young woman plans to marry, but her mother and brother--a lawyer--don't like her prospective husba
Underworld
1937-09-01
A young Southern college student falls for the charms of a female nightclub owner while on summer br
The Black King
1932-03-15
A confident and unscrupulous minister begins a 'back to Africa' movement, proclaiming himself Empero
Temptation
1935-01-01
Helen Ware, an artist's model, known as the Brown Venus is sad, discouraged and unhappy. When her me
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
1981-01-01
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer is one of seven films in the "Were You There" series produced by Carol
Reet, Petite, and Gone
1947-01-01
Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for th
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975-04-19
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily
Black Hollywood
1984-11-28
Shot entirely on location in Hollywood in 1984, this feature documentary explores the role of black