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Westerns

Episode aired Dec 6, 2002
50m

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This documentary provides a look into the B westerns produced for African-American theatres in the 1930s and 1940s and their impact on westerns featuring African Americans in recent years.This documentary provides a look into the B westerns produced for African-American theatres in the 1930s and 1940s and their impact on westerns featuring African Americans in recent years.This documentary provides a look into the B westerns produced for African-American theatres in the 1930s and 1940s and their impact on westerns featuring African Americans in recent years.

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Mario Van Peebles

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Pearl Bowser

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Ossie Davis

Self

William Greaves

Self

Herb Jeffries

Self
(as Herbert Jeffries)

Paul Matthews

Self

Frank Phillips

Self

Clarence Brooks

Buck Thorne (The Bronze Buckaroo)
(archive footage)

Lucius Brooks

Dusty (The Bronze Buckaroo)
(archive footage)

Suzette Harbin

Betty Scott (Look-Out Sister)
(archive footage)

Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan (Look-Out Sister)
(archive footage)

F.E. Miller

Slim Perkins (The Bronze Buckaroo)
(archive footage)

Maceo Bruce Sheffield

Officer Lee (Look-Out Sister)
(archive footage)

Tom Southern

Jim Conners (Harlem Rides the Range)
(archive footage)

Spencer Williams

Pete (The Bronze Buckaroo)
(archive footage)

Artie Young

Betty Jackson (The Bronze Buckaroo)
(archive footage)

Matthew 'Stymie' Beard

Jimmy Thompson (Two Gun Men From Harlem)
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Leonard Christmas

Jim Dennison (Harlem Rides the Range)
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Director
- Walid Khaldi
Writer
- Sean Whitley
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Michael_Elliott

Need Better Docs on Race Cinema

That's Black Entertainment: Westerns (2002)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Somewhat entertaining documentary that takes a look at the early, all black cast westerns, which were made from the 1920s-50s. Most of the interesting films they talk about are sadly lost so we don't get to see any clips and the documentary is full of stories we've already heard regarding the racism of the times and why black producer's had to make their own films. I wish more detail had gone into how production got started on these films instead of the same stories being told.

We really need Turner Classic Movies or someone like them to produce a great documentary on the early race films.