Midnight Ramble

57m
Documentary
7

A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".

Cast

Toni Cade Bambara
Self - Author
Robert Hall
Self - Historian
Elton Fax
Self - Illustrator
Pearl Bowser
Self - Archivist
Carlton Moss
Self - Filmmaker
Frances E. Williams
Self - Actress
Shingzie Howard
Self - Actress
St. Clair Bourne
Self - Journalist
Herb Jeffries
Self - Actor
Edna Mae Harris
Self - Actress
James Avery
Narrator
David McCullough
Introduction

Crew

Pearl Bowser
Director
Bestor Cram
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Clyde Taylor
Writer
Bruce Johnson
Editor, Cinematography
Caleb Sampson
Music
Beth Deare
Coordinating Producer

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