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The Girl from Chicago is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux, with an all-African American cast to include lead actor Carl Mahon. 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 Hernández. 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.
Original Release
03/14/1932
US Release
03/14/1932
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carl Mahon | Alonzo White |
Starr Calloway | Norma Shepard / Norma Shepard (as Star Calloway) |
Alice B. Russell | Miss Warren |
Eunice Brooks | Mary Austin |
Minto Cato | Mary's sister |
John Everett | Jeff Ballinger |
Frank H. Wilson | Wade Washington |
Cherokee Thornton | A Switch |
Grace Smith | Liza Hatfield |
Edwin Cary | A numbers collector |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carl Mahon | Alonzo White |
Starr Calloway | Norma Shepard / Norma Shepard (as Star Calloway) |
Alice B. Russell | Miss Warren |
Eunice Brooks | Mary Austin |
Minto Cato | Mary's sister |
John Everett | Jeff Ballinger |
Frank H. Wilson | Wade Washington |
Cherokee Thornton | A Switch |
Grace Smith | Liza Hatfield |
Edwin Cary | A numbers collector |
Juano Hernandez | Gomez |
Danny Barker | 2nd Banjo Player |
'Slick' Chester | |
Chick Evans | |
Buddy Harris | (as Bud Harris) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Oscar Micheaux | Producer |