Ebony Parade
1947 American musical compilation film with African American performers
- Cab Calloway
- Count Basie
- The Mills Brothers
- Vanita Smythe
- Mantan Moreland
- Mabel Lee
- Ruby Hill
- Francine Everett
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Pat Flowers
Release date
- April 1947 (1947-04)
Running time
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
- 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
- ^ "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.
