Paul Robeson Movies
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 1930
Borderline
Borderline5.81930HD
When a black couple vacations at a resort in Switzerland, an interracial affair stirs racial tensions among the townsfolk.
- 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...
- 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.
- 1977
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest01977HD
A detailed biography of famed singer, actor, athlete and activist Paul Robeson. Complete with several interviews and footage of concerts and film...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 1937
Jericho
Jericho5.81937HD
An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 1932
Black and White
Black and White4.71932HD
The film addresses issues of racism in the Jim Crow American South. Themes of racial injustice, racial violence, working-class solidarity dominate...
- 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.
- 1985
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Musical Comedy Tonight III01985HD
Sylvia Fine hosts this musical show featuring some great American singing and dancing stars, featuring music by Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, Berlin and...