There was a period in which some
studio movies were made that were
supposed to be about Black people.
Hurry Sundown! I adore Otto
Preminger, the director, as a social
human being. He has a great sense
of humor, and he's a fantastic host. . .
if you go to his home to have dinner,
you're going to have a great time. . .
Those films -- Carmen Jones
Porgy and Bess
Hurry Sundown. . .
when I was in Carmen Jones, they
gathered together an array of Black
stars, Belafonte, Dandridge, Brock
Peters. . .We all wanted to be in moving
pictures, so we made it. We found out
things hadn't changed a great deal for us.
Then Porgy and Bess and we all came out
and made fools of ourselves again. . .I
don't even know what to say about Hurry
Sundown what I know is that there's
been a long, long time in Hollywood
where equity hasn't happened. Maybe
it will. Maybe.
[ from Hollywood: The Oral History (2022) ]
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