Afro promo : Black cinema trailers, 1946-76

Author

Jenni Olson

Call Number

• DVD 791.4308996 A2587 (CEN)

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Publication Information

[San Francisco, Calif.] : Other Cinema, c2006.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

A collection of 31 trailers for films starring, directed by and/or marketed to African Americans from the years 1952-1976.

Notes

Title from container.

Original release dates from closing credits.

Special features: Christopher Harris' "Reckless eyeballing" (2004, b&w, 14 min.) ; Roger Beebe's "Famous Irish Americans" (2003, col., 8 min.) ; upcoming releases from Other Cinema DVD.

Contents

• The Harlem Globetrotters (1952)
• St. Louis blues (1958)
• Edge of the city (1957)
• Defiant ones (1958)
• A raisin in the sun (1961)
• A patch of blue (1965)
• "They call me Mister Tibbs!" (1970)
• Cool breeze (1972)
• The last safari (1967)
• Zulu (1964)
• Soul to soul (1971)
• "Sounder" (1972)
• The learning tree (1969)
• Putney Swope (1969)
• Slaves (1969)
• Mandingo (1975)
• Boss nigger (1974)
• Blacula (1972)
• Cleopatra Jones (1973)
• Foxy Brown (1974)
• Black mama/white mama (1973)
• Black girl (1972)
• Lady sings the blues (1972)
• Sparkle (1975)
• The great white hope (1970)
• The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
• The greatest (1976)
• Car wash (1976)
• Norman-- is that you? (1976)
• Cooley High (1975)
• A piece of the action (1976).

• Categories: Blaxploitation
• History
• Comedy
• Music
• Race relations
• Poitier
• Black authors
• Sports.