Author Archive: Retro

Showtime at the Apollo

A rural girl comes to the big city to pursue a singing career, and is befriended by paternal cab drivers and down-and-out show troupers, and preyed upon by an adulterous pimp.

Art Gilmore narrates an assemblage of jazz greats

A black night watchman at a chemical factory finds the body of a murdered white woman. After he reports it, he finds himself accused of the murder.

Moore plays a producer who dons women’s clothing to ensure that the show will go on! Can you picture Kingfish in drag??? Don’t miss it!

Rise and fall of a railroad poerter whose exploits take him from a life sentence on a chain gang to self-declared Emperor of Haiti.

In this made-for-television drama, a doctor feverishly works to save a city from a potentially devastating epidemic.

Biography of Jackie Robinson, first black man to play major league baseball. he U.C.L.A. athlete who became the “Most Valuable Player” in the National League. Good Documentary.

All-black burlesque feature starting the great Pigmeat Markham and a bevy of stripper, dancers and music from the great old days of Harlem.