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Midnight Ramble (1994)

"The Story of the Black Film Industry"

7.0/10 0h 57m Oct 26, 1994
Documentary

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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Movie Details

Original Title Midnight Ramble
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

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Toni Cade Bambara
Self - Author
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Robert Hall" class="cast-photo">
Robert Hall
Self - Historian
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Elton Fax" class="cast-photo">
Elton Fax
Self - Illustrator
Popularity: 0.0
Pearl Bowser
Pearl Bowser
Self - Archivist
Popularity: 0.2
Carlton Moss
Carlton Moss
Self - Filmmaker
Popularity: 1.4
Frances E. Williams
Frances E. Williams
Self - Actress
Popularity: 2.7
No Photo" alt="Shingzie Howard" class="cast-photo">
Shingzie Howard
Self - Actress
Popularity: 0.0
St. Clair Bourne
St. Clair Bourne
Self - Journalist
Popularity: 2.6
Herb Jeffries
Herb Jeffries
Self - Actor
Popularity: 4.2
Edna Mae Harris
Edna Mae Harris
Self - Actress
Popularity: 0.7
James Avery
James Avery
Narrator
Popularity: 3.7
David McCullough
David McCullough
Introduction
Popularity: 2.2

Key Crew

Director Pearl Bowser, Bestor Cram
Writer Clyde Taylor
Producer Bestor Cram
Music Caleb Sampson
Cinematography Bestor Cram, Bruce Johnson
Editor Bruce Johnson

Production

Northern Lights Productions
US
Robert Stone Productions
US
GBH
US

Image Gallery

Backdrops
Backdrop Image

Keywords

early cinema

Reviews from TMDB

Bryan Way 7/10
May 16, 2017

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

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Details
Release Date October 26, 1994
Runtime 0h 57m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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