Ebony Parade

Ebony Parade is a 1947 American musical compilation film made from footage of African-American performers.^[1] The three-reel film featured jazz music from many acts (usually from soundies) with interstitial segments featuring Mantan Moreland as a comedic magician.^[2] 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.^[3] Getty Images also has an image of a poster from the film.^[4]

Ebony Parade
Movie poster for Ebony Parade
Produced by	William Forest Crouch
Starring	Cab Calloway Count Basie The Mills Brothers Vanita Smythe Mantan Moreland Mabel Lee Ruby Hill Francine Everett Dorothy Dandridge Pat Flowers
Distributed by	Astor Pictures
Release date	April 1947 (1947-04)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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^[3]

References

1. "EBONY PARADE". Library of Congress.
2. 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.
3. "Poster for Ebony Parade". National Museum of African American History and Culture.
4. "Photo of Count BASIE and Cab CALLOWAY and FILM POSTERS; Ebony Parade -". Getty Images.