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.
- 2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies82004HD
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.
- 1933
Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones5.81933HD
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.
- 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.
- 1942
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan6.31942HD
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...
- 1937
Jericho
Jericho5.81937HD
An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.
- 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...
- 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.
- 1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist7.71998HD
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles...
- 1949
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 116.51949HD
The 23rd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Features the articles: 'Safety First', 'Paying For It' and ' A Star Drops In'.
- 1951
South Africa Uncensored
South Africa Uncensored01951HD
In 1951, the Council on African Affairs produced a twenty-two minute agitprop documentary film about apartheid in South Africa, narrated by Paul...
- 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...
- 1973
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 291973HD
In the second film, the author tells about the struggle of blacks for the right to feel equal with all US citizens. Commentary of the mayor of Cairo,...
- 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...
- 1947
Easy to Get
Easy to Get01947HD
U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.
- 1994
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist01994HD
Paul Robeson was a celebrated African-American Actor, Athlete, Singer, Writer, and Civil Rights Activist. Robeson's many achievements are chronicled...
- 1930
Borderline
Borderline5.81930HD
When a black couple vacations at a resort in Switzerland, an interracial affair stirs racial tensions among the townsfolk.
- 1979
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist71979HD
This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson...
- 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...