Movies
- 1942
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan6.21942HD
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...
- 1937
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines5.31937HD
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.
- 1936
Show Boat
Show Boat6.71936HD
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
- 1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist81998HD
A documentary look at the confluence of the Red scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and...
- 1937
Jericho
Jericho5.81937HD
An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.
- 1942
Native Land
Native Land5.91942HD
By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage...
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?5.71975HD
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
- 1940
The Proud Valley
The Proud Valley6.21940HD
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 threatens.
- 1933
The Emperor Jones
The Emperor Jones5.71933HD
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a...
- 1935
Sanders of the River
Sanders of the River5.71935HD
A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a...
- 1925
Body and Soul
Body and Soul6.21925HD
A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extorts from, the owner of a gambling house, and...
- 1926
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette41926HD
A home movie version of the Dumas play. A young woman becomes a courtesan and tragedy befalls her. Appearances are made by many socialites of 1920s...
- 1936
Song of Freedom
Song of Freedom5.61936HD
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...
- 1938
Big Fella
Big Fella71938HD
Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns...
- 1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen01975HD
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
- 1979
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist6.81979HD
This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson...
- 1947
Easy to Get
Easy to Get01947HD
U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.
- 1949
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 116.51949HD
The 23rd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Features the articles: 'Safety First', 'Paying For It' and ' A Star Drops In'.
- 2006
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States02006HD
An impressive roster of celebrities -- including Lili Taylor, Paul Robeson, Sarah Jones, Brian Jones, John Sayles and Wallace Shawn -- lend their...
- 2007
Fred Baker - filmmaker
Fred Baker - filmmaker02007HD
The house he lived In: A conversation with Fred Baker (1932-2011) filmmaker , director , screenwriter , film producer, actor and jazz musician. A...