▁from ▁Glasgow ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁race ▁film ▁or ▁race ▁movie ▁was ▁a ▁genre ▁of ▁film ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁between ▁about ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁consisting ▁of ▁films ▁produced ▁for ▁a ▁black ▁aud ien ces , ▁featuring ▁black ▁cast s . ▁ ▁In ▁all , ▁approximately ▁five ▁hundred ▁race ▁films ▁were ▁produced . ▁Of ▁these , ▁fewer ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁remain . ▁Because ▁race ▁films ▁were ▁produced ▁outside ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁studio ▁system , ▁they ▁were ▁largely ▁forgotten ▁by ▁main stream ▁film ▁histor ians ▁until ▁they ▁res ur fac ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁on ▁the ▁B ET ▁cable ▁network . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁day , ▁race ▁films ▁were ▁very ▁popular ▁among ▁African ▁American ▁the ater go ers . ▁ ▁Their ▁influence ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁felt ▁in ▁cinema ▁and ▁television ▁market ed ▁to ▁African ▁Americans . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" race ▁film " ▁is ▁sometimes ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁aim ed ▁at ▁other ▁minor ity ▁aud ien ces . ▁For ▁instance , ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁film ▁Sil k ▁Bou quet ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Dragon ▁Hor se ) ▁star red ▁the ▁Asian - American ▁actress ▁Anna ▁May ▁W ong ▁and ▁was ▁market ed ▁to ▁Chinese - American ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁Fin ancing ▁and ▁production ▁ ▁African ▁Americans ▁produced ▁films ▁for ▁black ▁aud ien ces ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁