Torriano Berry
Author
Series
Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts volume no. 12
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart from the Hollywood establishment, cultivating visual and...