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Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. was the last starring role in a feature movie for Francine Everett, who was a star in race films, most notably Keep Punching (1939) and Big Timers (1945). After completing this film, she had bit roles in two Hollywood productions, Lost Boundaries (1949) and No Way Out (1950), before retiring from acting.
After starring in Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A., she had bit parts in two Hollywood films: Lost Boundaries (1949) and Sidney Poitier's first film, No Way Out (1950). [3] At the height of her career, Everett was dubbed "the most beautiful woman in Harlem" by columnist Billy Rowe in The Amsterdam News, a black-owned newspaper in New York City. [4]
He was cast in Jed Buell’s Black westerns between the years of 1938 and 1940. He played character roles in such black westerns as Harlem on the Prairie (1937), Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939), and Harlem Rides the Range (1939). Buell’s idea to hire Williams revolved around his ability to captivate the audience ...
The Girl in Room 20 is a 1949 film directed by and starring Spencer Williams.The story features Daisy Mae Walker, an aspiring singer from a small town in Texas, who comes to New York City to pursue a show business career, only to fall prey to a sleazy nightclub owner.
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946). Unauthorized film version of "Miss Thompson" with an all-black cast, directed by Spencer Williams. The Razor's Edge (1946). featuring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney. Based on the novel of the same name. [35] Of Human Bondage (1946), a version starring Eleanor Parker. [35]
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Harlem Hotshots is an American short film from 1940 produced by Sack Amusements. [1] The 20 minute film is a musical. [2] [3] One poster for the film includes a skyline of buildings and street sign for Lenox Avenue and 125th Street. [4] The film was reissued in 1986 as part of Jazz Classics, No. 110; Harlem Harmonies Volume 1, 1940–1945. [5]