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Overview
An exploration of The Amos 'n' Andy Show (1951), the first all-Black series on American television. It only lasted a few years before CBS succumbed to pressure from civil-rights groups, which claimed that it portrayed the Black community in a negative light. Clips–and one entire episode–are shown, as are interviews with several members of the original cast and prominent modern-day Black actors and comedians.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 1983
- Original language
- English
- Production
- M.R. Avery Productions
- Cast
- Redd Foxx,Alvin Childress,Ernestine Wade,Freeman F. Gosden,Marla Gibbs,Spencer Williams,Jesse Jackson,George Kirby,Charles J. Correll
- Director
- Stanley Sheff
- Writer
- Bob Greenberg
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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