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Body and Soul
6.2

Body and Soul

Nov. 09, 1925

Body and Soul

A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extorts from, the owner of a gambling house, and ...
The Proud Valley
6.7

The Proud Valley

Apr. 06, 1940

The Proud Valley

In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster ...
Show Boat
7.4

Show Boat

May. 17, 1936

Show Boat

Despite her mother’s objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company’s new ...
Borderline
6.1

Borderline

Oct. 13, 1930

Borderline

Starring Paul Robeson (one of the first black movie actor/singers to achieve mainstream popularity) in a rare silent role, this experimental ...
Native Land
6.3

Native Land

May. 11, 1942

Native Land

Paul Robeson narrates a mix of dramatizations and archival footage about the bill of rights being under attack during the 1930s by union busting ...
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
7.2

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson ...
King Solomon’s Mines
6.3

King Solomon’s Mines

Jun. 17, 1937

King Solomon’s Mines

Fortune hunter Patrick O’Brien has left his daughter Kathy and guide Umbopa to trek across the desert in hopes of finding the fabled ...
Jericho
6.1

Jericho

Jan. 01, 1937

Jericho

A World War I officer who escapes his fate as a black man by fleeing to Africa and creating a new world for himself. Release: Dark Sands 1937 ...
The Emperor Jones
6.4

The Emperor Jones

Sep. 29, 1933

The Emperor Jones

Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado he finds himself the emperor of a ...
Sanders of the River
5.5

Sanders of the River

May. 10, 1935

Sanders of the River

British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly, and struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a ...
Song of the Rivers
7.1

Song of the Rivers

Sep. 17, 1954

Song of the Rivers

The Song of the Rivers, or Das Lied der Ströme, is a 1954 documentary production by the East Germany’s Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft ...
Song of Freedom
6.5

Song of Freedom

Aug. 16, 1936

Song of Freedom

John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English ...
Tales of Manhattan
7.3

Tales of Manhattan

Aug. 05, 1942

Tales of Manhattan

Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video ...