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Jeni Le Gon

Jeni Le Gon

Jeni Le Gon is associated with: In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

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In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007)

This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created "race movies" exclusively for black audiences. The best of these films attempted to counter the demeaning stereot ...

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Home Is Where the Hart Is (1987)

Nurse and con artist Belle Haimes lives with her dull-witted husband Rex Haimes in the Hart Mansion in British Columbia. There, she cares for the invalid 103 year old Slim Hart, aka Pappy, and his comatose wife Minnie. Fed up with her job, Belle plots the ...

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Bright Road (1953)

Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child. ...

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Somebody Loves Me (1952)

Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with vaudeville singer Benny Fields. ...

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I Shot Jesse James (1949)

Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mockery throughout town. He travels to Colorado to try his ...

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Easter Parade (1948)

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing t ...

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Hi-De-Ho (1947)

Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers. ...

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Stormy Weather (1943)

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s. ...

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I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with. ...

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My Son, The Hero (1943)

Learning that his long-unseen son is soon to arrive for a visit, a small-time con-man enlists the help of his cronies to help him pretend to be a wealthy and important businessman. Comedy. ...

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Arabian Nights (1942)

Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade. ...

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Take My Life (1942)

A well-meaning doctor lends his building to a group of neighborhood kids. When the neighbors learn that the kids are members of a tough Harlem gang, they begin to suspect they're up to nefarious deeds. ...

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Sundown (1941)

Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans. ...

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Glamour for Sale (1940)

A blackmail mob is waiting for you to go out with one of these girls. ...

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While Thousands Cheer (1940)

Kenny Harrington, the star football player of Gilmore College, leads his team to many victories, raising hopes that Gilmore will play in the "Peach Bowl," the championship playoffs of the Western conference. Unknown to Kenny, Downey, the head of a gambling ...

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I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)

In I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby, Broderick Crawford plays a sentimental gangster who abducts songwriter Johnny Downs and forces him to write a love ballad. It is Crawford's hope that the song will reach out and touch his long-lost childhood swe ...

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Double Deal (1939)

Tommy McCoy and "Dude" Markey are both in love with Harlem singer/dancer Nita. Markey robs a jewelry store and turns the loot over to gang-boss Murray Howard. Later, Markey robs the safe, steals the jewelry, and, in order to get rid of his rival for Nita, ...

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Fools for Scandal (1938)

An incognito Hollywood star in Paris meets a penniless nobleman who follows her to London. ...

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The Adventurous Blonde (1937)

The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea ...

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Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)

While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (billed as Rose Hovick), John Car ...

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Hi-De-Ho (1937)

Young Cab Calloway's mother is concerned, because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead a miniature orchestra. A deacon passing by the apartment hears him singing and advises him go to his wife's gypsy tea room. As she reads the te ...

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Dishonour Bright (1936)

A man is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court. ...

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Hooray for Love (1935)

A wealthy young man falls hard for a beautiful showgirl, and her wily father quickly realizes the naïve boy would make the perfect investor for his daughter's new show. Comedy with music. ...

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