Ebony Parade
| Ebony Parade | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster for Ebony Parade | |
| Produced by | William Forest Crouch |
| Starring | |
| Distributed by | Astor Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ebony Parade is a 1947 American musical compilation film made from footage of African-American performers.[1] The three-reel film featured jazz music from many 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.