Ethel Waters Movies
- 1943
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky6.31943HD
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for...
- 2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There72003HD
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. ...
- 1949
Pinky
Pinky7.11949HD
Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her...
- 1943
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen6.11943HD
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a...
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II6.81976HD
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical...
- 1942
Cairo
Cairo5.81942HD
Reporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Conwoys with robot-planes.
- 1952
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding6.21952HD
Tomboy, Frances 'Frankie' Addams, dreams of running away with her brother and new fiancée away from the Deep South.
- 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...
- 1929
On With the Show!
On With the Show!51929HD
With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters, the box office takings have been robbed and the...
- 1959
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury6.61959HD
Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith,...
- 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.
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli01973HD
- 1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World5.31943HD
This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from...
- 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.
- 1933
Rufus Jones for President
Rufus Jones for President61933HD
A fantasy satire on politics in which a little boy dreams that he becomes President of the U.S. and his 'mammy' is Vice President. The film...
- 1958
The Heart is a Rebel
The Heart is a Rebel01958HD
While struggling with their son’s serious illness, a young couple experiences conflict when her husband does not understand the wife’s...
- 2006
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.102006HD
- 1934
Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab11934HD
Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.
- 1957
Carib Gold
Carib Gold41957HD
The hard-working but struggling crew of a shrimp boat discover a sunken treasure. Trouble ensues in this dramatic black-cast production.
- 1934
Bubbling Over
Bubbling Over3.71934HD
In this all-black short musical comedy, a woman has a husband so lazy she can stick a pin in him without him waking up... but announcing lunch gets...