Ebony Parade is a 1947 American musical compilation film made from footage of African-American performers. The three-reel film featured jazz music from many acts (usually from soundies) with interstitial segments featuring Mantan Moreland as a comedic magician.Pitts, Michael R. “Astor Pictures: a Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965.” Astor Pictures: a Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019, p. 64. Advertised as including 20 great stars, it was an Astor Pictures release. The National Museum of African American History and Culture has a poster for the film. Getty Images also has an image of a poster from the film.
Cast Cab Calloway Count Basie The Mills Brothers Vanita Smythe Mantan Moreland Mable Lee Ruby Hill Francine Everett Dorothy Dandridge Pat Flowers Day, Dawn, and Dusk The Jubalaires
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