- The Girl from Chicago
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name = The Girl from Chicago
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director =Oscar Micheaux
producer = Oscar Micheaux
writer = Oscar Micheaux
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starring =Grace Smith Carl Mahon Juano Hernandez Starr Calloway Eunice Brooks John Everett
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country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0022941"The Girl from Chicago" is a 1932 film produced and directed by
Oscar Micheaux , with an all black cast. The story concerns a Federal agent who falls in love while on assignment inMississippi . 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 byJuano 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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