Ebony Parade

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Movie Poster for Ebony Parade

Original title| title
Produced by| William Forest Crouch
Starring|

* Cab Calloway
* Count Basie
* The Mills Brothers
* Vanita Smythe
* Mantan Moreland
* Mable Lee

Release date

* April 1947 (1947-04)

Running time

| 30 minutes
Language| English

Ebony Parade is an American film. A 3-reel musical compilation film made from footage of African-American performers.[1] The cast features jazz music from many famous acts (usually from Soundies) with interstitial segments featuring Mantan Moreland as a comedic magician.[2] Advertised as including 20 great stars, it was an Astor Pictures release. The National Museum of African American History and Culture has a poster for the film.[3] Getty Images also has an image of a poster from the film.[4]

## Cast[edit]

* Cab Calloway
* Count Basie
* The Mills Brothers
* Vanita Smythe
* Mantan Moreland
* Mable Lee
* Ruby Hill
* Francine Everett
* Dorothy Dandridge
* Pat Flowers
* Day, Dawn, and Dusk
* The Jubalaires[3]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "EBONY PARADE". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
2. ↑ Pitts, Michael R. “Astor Pictures: a Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965.” Astor Pictures: a Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019, p. 64.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Poster for Ebony Parade". National Museum of African American History and Culture.
4. ↑ "Photo of Count BASIE and Cab CALLOWAY and FILM POSTERS; Ebony Parade -". Getty Images.

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