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The Girl from Chicago

1932·71 min·US
Director: Oscar Micheaux
CrimeDramaMusic
Pioneers: Oscar Micheaux

An undercover government agent on a case in Mississippi meets and falls in love with a beautiful young woman who's being menaced by a local crime boss.

An undercover government agent on a case in Mississippi meets and falls in love with a beautiful young woman who's being menaced by a local crime boss.

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Cast

Carl Mahon

Carl Mahon

Alonzo White

Starr Calloway

Starr Calloway

Norma Shepard (as Star Calloway)

Alice B. Russell

Alice B. Russell

Miss Warren

Eunice Brooks

Eunice Brooks

Mary Austin

Minto Cato

Minto Cato

Minnie, Mary's sister

John Everett

John Everett

Jeff Ballinger

Frank H. Wilson

Frank H. Wilson

Wade Washington

Cherokee Thornton

Cherokee Thornton

A "Snitch"

Grace Smith

Grace Smith

Liza Hatfield

Edwin Cary

Edwin Cary

Conrad, the numbers man

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Gomez

Crew

Oscar Micheaux

writer

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