The Girl in Room 20
1949 American film
- 1949 (1949) (U.S.)
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The Girl in Room 20 is a 1949 movie directed by and starring Spencer Williams. The story features Daisy Mae Walker, an aspiring singer from a small town in Texas, who comes to New York City to pursue a show business career, only to fall prey to a sleazy nightclub owner. Thanks to the intervention of a kindly taxi driver, Daisy Mae is able to achieve her goals.[1] The film is categorized as a race film.
The Girl in Room 20 was filmed in 1946, but did not receive theatrical distribution until 1949.[2]
A 2002 Chicago Tribune article describes the film as provocative.[3]
Cast
- Geraldine Brock
- Spencer Williams
- July Jones (actor)
See also
References
External links
- The Girl in Room 20 at IMDb
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Films directed by Spencer Williams Jr.
- The Blood of Jesus (1941)
- Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942)
- Marching On! (1943)
- Of One Blood (1944)
- Go Down, Death! (1944)
- Beale Street Mama (1946)
- The Girl in Room 20 (1946)
- Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946)
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