Movies

  • 1939
    Harlem Rides the Range

    Harlem Rides the Range

    Harlem Rides the Range

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    A wandering cowboy and his sidekick try to resolve a murder.

    Harlem Rides the Range
  • 1941
    The Blood of Jesus

    The Blood of Jesus

    The Blood of Jesus

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    Razz accidentally shoots his wife Martha when his hunting rifle drops on the floor and discharges. The church congregation gathers at Martha’s...

    The Blood of Jesus
  • 1939
    The Bronze Buckaroo

    The Bronze Buckaroo

    The Bronze Buckaroo

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    Bob Blake and his sidekick and four singing cowboys arrive at the Jackson ranch where Bob learns from Betty Jackson that her brother, Joe, is...

    The Bronze Buckaroo
  • 1983
    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

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    The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.

    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
  • 1946
    Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

    Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

    Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

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    A Harlem nightclub entertainer arrives on the Caribbean island of "Rinidad" to perform as the headliner in a revue at the Paradise Hotel. She quickly...

    Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
  • 1944
    Go Down Death

    Go Down Death

    Go Down Death

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    The owner of a juke joint arranges to frame an innocent preacher with a scandalous photograph, but his scheme backfires when his own adoptive mother...

    Go Down Death
  • 1940
    Son of Ingagi

    Son of Ingagi

    Son of Ingagi

    3.81940HD

    A newlywed couple is visited by a strange old woman who harbors a secret about the young girl's father.

    Son of Ingagi
  • 1947
    Juke Joint

    Juke Joint

    Juke Joint

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    Bad News Johnson, a con artist from Memphis, Tennessee, arrives in Dallas, Texas, accompanied by his dim sidekick July Jones with only twenty-five...

    Juke Joint
  • 1944
    Of One Blood

    Of One Blood

    Of One Blood

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    After losing their parents in a flood at a young age, two brothers grow up to become a police officer and a lawyer, working with a local newspaper...

    Of One Blood
  • 1937
    Harlem on the Prairie

    Harlem on the Prairie

    Harlem on the Prairie

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    A cowboy helps a pretty young woman find lost gold. Restored by the Academy Film Archive with additional funding from the National Endowment for the...

    Harlem on the Prairie
  • 1975
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

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    Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
  • 1931
    Hot Biskits

    Hot Biskits

    Hot Biskits

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    Virtually unseen for more than eighty years, Spencer Williams’s first film is a one-reel comedy short in which a rivalry between two men is...

    Hot Biskits
  • 1939
    Bad Boy

    Bad Boy

    Bad Boy

    3.71939HD

    Johnny Fraser leaves his mother in their small home town and sets out for the big city. He obtains a job with a large firm of architects. Steve...

    Bad Boy
  • 1938
    Two-Gun Man from Harlem

    Two-Gun Man from Harlem

    Two-Gun Man from Harlem

    4.51938HD

    A cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder. He winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity of a preacher-turned-gangster who looks like him. He...

    Two-Gun Man from Harlem
  • 1943
    Marching On!

    Marching On!

    Marching On!

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    During World War II, a young African American is forced to continue his family’s tradition of military service when he is drafted into the...

    Marching On!
  • 1949
    Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Rhapsody of Negro Life

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    Film by Spencer Williams.

    Rhapsody of Negro Life
  • 1942
    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

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    An uncle discusses the life of Martin de Porres with his niece. de Porres was a late sixteenth-century Peruvian who was elevated to sainthood in 1962...

    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
  • 1946
    Beale Street Mama

    Beale Street Mama

    Beale Street Mama

    01946HD

    The film is set in Memphis, Tennessee and focuses on a street sweeper who comes upon a large parcel of money. He uses the newly acquired wealth to go...

    Beale Street Mama
  • 1946
    Jivin' in Bebop

    Jivin' in Bebop

    Jivin' in Bebop

    5.31946HD

    A filmed variety show featuring the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with special guests.

    Jivin' in Bebop
  • 1946
    The Girl in Room 20

    The Girl in Room 20

    The Girl in Room 20

    01946HD

    Daisy Mae Walker is an aspiring singer from a small town in Texas, who comes to New York City to pursue a show business career, but falls prey to a...

    The Girl in Room 20