The Girl From Chicago

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The Girl from Chicago
Directed by Oscar Micheaux
Produced by Oscar Micheaux
Written by Oscar Micheaux
Starring Grace Smith
Carl Mahon
Juano Hernandez
Starr Calloway
Eunice Brooks
John Everett

Oscar Micheaux produced and directed this race film in 1932, with an all black cast. The story concerns a Federal agent who falls in love while on assignment in Mississippi. He helps his lover escape a local thug, and the film follows them to Harlem where they become involved in the assassination of a Cuban racketeer, played by Juano Hernandez.

Produced on a shoestring budget, this independent production featuring a largely non-professional cast, is known as one of the better-quality Micheaux productions. As is common in Micheaux's film, the story line is padded with several musical numbers, offering a glimpse of African American musical and dancing talent of the time.

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