Mahalia Jackson Movies

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Lana Turner

The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Henry Fonda

Aretha Franklin's recording career is examined through archival footage and interviews with family and prominent figures within the music industry.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Aretha Franklin

Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.

Genre: Music

Cast: Louis Armstrong

Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a...

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Cast: Mahalia Jackson

Raymond Anthony Myles was the electrifying Gospel Genius of New Orleans. Like a comet shooting across the sky, he was here one minute –...

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Cast: John Boutté

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Maxine McNair

The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the...

Genre: Music

Cast: Mahalia Jackson

Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nat King Cole

Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of popular holiday standards and traditional carols...

Genre: Music

Cast: Gavin MacLeod

Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel singer in the world. Shortly before her death in 1972, she embarked on a triumphant European tour, and this...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mahalia Jackson

Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Louis Armstrong

1. Introduction 2. Joshua Hits The Battle Of Jericho 3. When The Saints Go Marchin In 4. In The Garden 5. Give Me That Old Time Religion 6....

Genre: Music

Cast: Mahalia Jackson

Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Martin Luther King Jr.

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...

Genre: Music

Cast: Stevie Wonder

Featuring over 40 minutes of vintage performances by the world's greatest gospel singer, this is Mahalia at her most powerful, singing the beloved...

Genre: Music

Cast: Mahalia Jackson