The Girl from Chicago
Narbeth, PA : Alpha Home Entertainment, [2009]
Format: DVD
Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
A young Secret Service agent falls in love with a schoolteacher in a small Mississippi town. Later in New York, he has to save her friend from the numbers racket and is accused of murder. Micheaux produced an earlier, silent version of this crime melodrama in 1926 under the title The spider's web. The film is controversial because Micheaux was accused of selecting his stars on the basis of their "high yellow" skin color.
Series: Harlem classics.
Other Authors:
Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951.
Mahon, Carl.
Calloway, Starr.
Smith, Grace.
Everett, John.
Wilson, Frank, 1885-1956.
Brooks, Eunice.
Cato, Minto, 1900-1979.
Hernandez, Juano.
Alpha Home Entertainment (Firm)
Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951.
Mahon, Carl.
Calloway, Starr.
Smith, Grace.
Everett, John.
Wilson, Frank, 1885-1956.
Brooks, Eunice.
Cato, Minto, 1900-1979.
Hernandez, Juano.
Alpha Home Entertainment (Firm)
Contents:
Girl From Chicago, The / Oscar Micheaux (1932, 70 min.) -- Mr. Adam's Bomb (1949, 18 min.) -- Murder in Swingtime / Arthur Dreifuss (1937, 10 min.) -- Open the Door, Richard (1945, 9 min.).
Subjects:
African American detectives -- Drama.
Undercover operations -- Drama.
Racketeering -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
African American detectives -- Drama.
Undercover operations -- Drama.
Racketeering -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Target Audience: Certification status unknown.
UPC: 089218581396
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD DRAMA Girl | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
DVD DRAMA Girl | Southeast | DVD | In |
Based on the story "Jeff Ballinger's woman" by Oscar Micheaux.
Original released as a motion picture in 1932.
Includes three bonus short films: Mr. Adam's bomb (1949); Murder in swingtime (1937); Open the door Richard (1945).
Videorecording.
Photography, Sam Orleans.
Carl Mahon, Starr Calloway, Grace Smith, John Everett, Frank Wilson, Eunice Brooks, Minta Cato, Juano Hernandez.
DVD.
Original released as a motion picture in 1932.
Includes three bonus short films: Mr. Adam's bomb (1949); Murder in swingtime (1937); Open the door Richard (1945).
Videorecording.
Photography, Sam Orleans.
Carl Mahon, Starr Calloway, Grace Smith, John Everett, Frank Wilson, Eunice Brooks, Minta Cato, Juano Hernandez.
DVD.