Midnight Ramble

Bestor Cram
1994-10-26

The Story of the Black Film Industry
7
57 min

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".

Cast

Name Character Team
Toni Cade Bambara Self - Author Unowned
Robert Hall Self - Historian Unowned
Elton Fax Self - Illustrator Unowned
Pearl Bowser Self - Archivist Unowned
Carlton Moss Self - Filmmaker Unowned
Frances E. Williams Self - Actress Unowned
Shingzie Howard Self - Actress Unowned
St. Clair Bourne Self - Journalist Unowned
Herb Jeffries Self - Actor Unowned
Edna Mae Harris Self - Actress Unowned
James Avery Narrator Unowned
David McCullough Introduction Unowned