Black Stars Program 321 Original Airdate: Subject Keywords Afro-American actors Afro-American actresses Afro-American motion picture actors and actresses Afro-American motion picture producers and directors Afro-American women Afro-Americans in motion pictures Motion picture industry Motion picture journalism Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Chamberlain, Lee Murray, James P. Peters, Brock Poitier, Sidney Program Description Program examines the topic of African Americans in the film industry via a group discussion among industry professionals as directed by Producer Topper Carew. Program guests actress Lee Chamberlin, actor/producer Brock Peters, and New York Amsterdam News, New York Times, and Encore film critic James Murray discuss the differences between theater and film, the recent marketing interest in African American audiences, and what Black audiences want to watch. Films discussed include Sounder, Uptown Saturday Night, Five on the Black Hand Side, Superfly, Nothing But a Man, and Save the Children, of which clips from Five on the Black Hand Side and Uptown Saturday Night appear. James Murray's book Black Films: From Uncle Tom to Superfly factors into the discussion, as does the controversy over the impact on the viewer of drugs, violence, and sex in films. Original air date not estimated, though assumed to be spring 1974. Producer Topper Carew Associate Producer Vicki Jones Director Conrad White Host Topper Carew Guests Lee Chamberlain James Murray Brock Peters Others Henry Johnson (filmaker) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-01468 Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-01424 Preservation master digital beta cassette AP-01424A Viewing copy VHS cassette (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.