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Revision as of 03:55, 27 April 2020
Georgia Rose was a 1930 film. It was directed by Harry Gant and stars Clarence Brooks.[1][2]
The film was produced by Aristo Film Corporation and the songwriter was Fred C. Washington.[3] The film was the first film talkie actress and singer Evelyn Preer appeared in.[4]
Plot
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The film is about an African American family migrating north.[5]
Cast
- Clarence Brooks as Ralph[3]
- Irene Wilson as Rose[3]
- Evelyn Preer as Grace[3]
- Roberta Hyson as Helen[3]
- Allegretti Anderson (née Alegretta Summers; 1898–1944) as Ethel[3]
- Edward Thompson as Bob[3]
- Webb King as Joe[3]
- Spencer Williams as Ezra[3][6]
- Dora Dean Johnson as Mary Barnett[3]
- E. C. Dyer as Reverend Hoskins[3]
Reception
Henry Louis Gates described the film as a race musical.[7]
The film received coverage from the Baltimore Afro-American, California Eagle, Chicago Whip, New York Age, and Pittsburgh Courier.[3]
References
- ^ Reid, Mark A. (February 23, 1993). "Redefining Black Film". University of California Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Georgia Rose (1930) [Lost Film]".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Georgia Rose (1930)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). "Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television". McFarland – via Google Books.
- ^ Garcia, Desirée J. (August 1, 2014). "The Migration of Musical Film: From Ethnic Margins to American Mainstream". Rutgers University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ JONES, G. WILLIAM (June 15, 2010). "WILLIAMS, SPENCER". tshaonline.org.
- ^ Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks (February 16, 2009). "Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
External links
- Georgia Rose at IMDb