Movie: Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Singleton
John Singleton

Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)

John Powers
John Powers

Self - Film Critic

Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh

Self - Director, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape'

Wendell B. Harris Jr.
Wendell B. Harris Jr.

Self - Director, 'Chameleon Street'

Russell Schwartz
Russell Schwartz

Self - Miramax Distributors, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape'

Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell

Self - Film Critic

Will Smith
Will Smith

Self (archive footage)

Warrington Hudlin
Warrington Hudlin

Self - Producer, 'House Party'

Armond White
Armond White

Self - Film Critic

Robert Krulwich
Robert Krulwich

Self - Host

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