Ruby Dee Movies
- 1959
Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step5.21959HD
This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a...
- 1966
Neighbours
Neighbours01966HD
The Robinson's like to see themselves as liberals. So when their new black neighbours the Kingsbury's move into their apartment block they are...
- 2009
America
America3.52009HD
In "America," Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through...
- 1993
The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story6.91993HD
Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
- 1963
Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days!6.71963HD
A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he brings his fiance, Lutiebelle, in hopes of...
- 2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks02004HD
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, it...
- 1980
All God's Children
All God's Children41980HD
Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one...
- 1974
Wedding Band
Wedding Band01974HD
A drama which examines the enduring nature of love between a white man and a black woman in 1918 South Carolina.
- 1980
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six01980HD
In 1963 a group of young Black boys living in Harlem were involved in an incident that earned them the nickname "The Harlem Six." Intent on...
- 2006
Discovering William Greaves
Discovering William Greaves72006HD
A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St. Clair...
- 1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood01998HD
Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achievements of African-American performers and their...
- 1954
Go Man Go
Go Man Go5.71954HD
The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.
- 1976
Countdown at Kusini
Countdown at Kusini01976HD
An American musician working in Nigeria becomes involved with a patriot hunted by a mercenary in Africa.
- 1948
What a Guy
What a Guy01948HD
Mantan Moreland's comedy feature.
- 1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
Tuesday Morning Ride6.31995HD
Tuesday Morning Ride is based on the short story "A Summer Tragedy" by Arna Bontemps, a Harlem Renaissance writer. Set in the 1930s, the story...
- 1946
Love in Syncopation
Love in Syncopation01946HD
Follows the band's rise in show business, starting with its origins in the Navy during World War II and their struggle to make it.
- 1996
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Mr. and Mrs. Loving5.61996HD
A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple...
- 1948
The Fight Never Ends
The Fight Never Ends01948HD
Joe Louis, portraying himself, is a good influence on a group of Harlem youths who are tempted to "go bad" by a gangster known as Caper, an older...
- 1994
Whitewash
Whitewash61994HD
When Helene Angel walks home from school with her older brother she is attacked by a street gang and painted white. The effect on Helene and her...
- 1972
On Merit
On Merit01972HD
Examines the history and purpose of the "merit system" used by the U.S. Civil Service in hiring and promoting Federal Government workers. Shows how...