Actor Lorenzo Tucker

Lorenzo Tucker

2021
Фильмы

Straight to Heaven

Arthur H. Leonard

Jack Carter, James Baskett

Singer Jimmy Williams' father Joe is a chemist who recently lost his job to George Elliott. Since then, Joe has been investigating the "Adam and Even" brand of canned goods sold in Harlem.

Straight to Heaven

8.3 ⚠️ 2021 Straight to Heaven
криминал

Black Shadows on the Silver Screen

Steven York

Ossie Davis, George Johnson

Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

7.2 ⚠️ 1975 Black Shadows on the Silver Screen
США, документальный

Reet, Petite, and Gone

William Forest Crouch

Louis Jordan, June Richmond

Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son, swing bandleader Louis Jarvis, and Honey Carter, daughter of his long-lost love. But crooked lawyer Talbot has a nefarious scheme to get his hands on the Jarvis money...and it doesn't include any happiness for Louis and Honey. Plenty of swing from Louis Jordan's Tympany Five.

Reet, Petite, and Gone

5.8 ⚠️ 1947 Reet, Petite, and Gone
США, музыка

The Black King

Bud Pollard

A.B. DeComathiere, Vivianne Baber

A confident and unscrupulous minister begins a 'back to Africa' movement, proclaiming himself Emperor of the United States of Africa.

The Black King

5.0 ⚠️ 1932 The Black King
США, комедия

Veiled Aristocrats

Oscar Micheaux

Lucille Lewis, Walter Fleming

A young woman plans to marry, but her mother and brother--a lawyer--don't like her prospective husband and scheme to prevent the marriage.

Veiled Aristocrats

4.9 ⚠️ 1932 Veiled Aristocrats
США, драма

Underworld

Oscar Micheaux

Bee Freeman, Sol Johnson

A young college student falls under the influence of a murderous gambler.

Underworld

4.6 ⚠️ 1937 Underworld
США, криминал

Ten Minutes to Live

Oscar Micheaux

Lawrence Chenault, A.B. DeComathiere

A movie producer offers a nightclub singer a role in his latest film, but all he really wants to do is bed her. She knows, but accepts anyway. Meanwhile, a patron at the club gets a note saying that she'll soon get another note, and that she will be killed ten minutes after that.

Ten Minutes to Live

4.1 ⚠️ 1932 Ten Minutes to Live
США, драма

Temptation

Oscar Micheaux

Andrew Bishop, Ethel Moses

Helen Ware, an artist's model, known as the Brown Venus is sad, discouraged and unhappy. When her men friends learn that she often poses nude, they try to become unduly "friendly" or just shun her, with the result that a beautiful girl with the figure of a Goddess finds herself without a lover. In desperation, she goes to a notorious night club and is later seen about to start on the downward trail.

Temptation

3.6 ⚠️ 1935 Temptation
криминал

Black Hollywood

Howard Johnson

Jim Brown, Diahnne Abbott

Shot entirely on location in Hollywood in 1984, this feature documentary explores the role of black actors, black directors and the black audience in American movies.

Black Hollywood

1984 Black Hollywood
документальный

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

Carol Munday Lawrence

Danny Glover, Bee Freeman

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer is one of seven films in the "Were You There" series produced by Carol Lawrence (the others include The Black West, The Cotton Club, The Facts of Life, Portrait of Two Artists, Sports Profile, and When the Animals Talked). This film's story revolves around Bee Freeman's (the Sepia Mae West) and Lorenzo Tucker's (the black Valentino) recollections of their relationships with Micheaux and their perceptions of his character. Danny Glover plays the role of Oscar Micheaux, Richard H arder is shown as the young Lorenzo Tucker, and Janice Morgan portrays the vamp that was Bee Freeman in Shuffle Along.

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

1981 Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer