Ebony Parade
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| Ebony Parade | |||
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Movie Poster for Ebony Parade | |||
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| Produced by | William Forest Crouch | ||
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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]
- ↑ "EBONY PARADE". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Poster for Ebony Parade". National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- ↑ "Photo of Count BASIE and Cab CALLOWAY and FILM POSTERS; Ebony Parade -". Getty Images.
External links[edit]
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