Dark Waters 1944  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, Thomas Mitchell, Fay Bainter, Elisha Cook Jr., John Qualen, Rex Ingram, Nina Mae McKinney, Odette Myrtil, Eugene Borden
Her parents died after their ship was torpedoed, leaving Leslie Calvin (Merle Oberon) as the survivor. The fact that she is torn apart emotionally is what leads unscrupulous characters, led by Mr. Sydney (Thomas Mitchell), to enact a plan to drive Leslie into an asylum and then take her family fortune. But all is not lost when the good Dr. George Grover (Franchot Tone) steps in to thwart their efforts.
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Pinky 1949  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, Nina Mae McKinney, William Lundigan, Basil Ruysdael, Griff Barnett, Evelyn Varden, Raymond Greenleaf, Arthur Hunnicutt
The absurdity of racial prejudice is shown in this film about a Black woman (Jeanne Crain) who passes for White in the Deep South. Crain was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, and both Ethel Barrymore and Ethel Waters were nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Sanders of the River 1935 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Bosambo
Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks, Nina Mae McKinney, Robert Cochran, Martin Walker, Richard Grey, Tony Wane, Marques De Portago, Eric Maturin, Allan Jeayes, Luao, Oboja
In this British propaganda film, a Nigerian tribal chief (Paul Robeson) and a British officer (Leslie Banks) work together to bring law and order to the area.
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| 1. Dark Waters (1944)
2. The Devil's Daughter (1939)
aka: Pocomania
3. Pinky (1949)
4. Sanders of the River (1935)
aka: Bosambo
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