Ebony Parade

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Ebony Parade
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Movie Poster for Ebony Parade
Original titletitle
Produced byWilliam 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
LanguageEnglish

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

  • 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

  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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