Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Spencer Williams

Writer:

True T. Thompson (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A sexy, enticing dancer from Harlem makes things happen in a sleepy Caribbean island resort.

Plot Keywords:

African American | Character Name In Title

Cast

Francine Everett	...	Gertie La Rue
Don Wilson	...	Diamond Joe
Katherine Moore	...	Stella Van Johnson
Alfred Hawkins	...	Jonathan Christian
David Boykin	...	Ezra Crumm
L.E. Lewis	...	Papa Bridges
Inez Newell	...	Mama Bridges
Piano Frank	...	Larry
John King	...	Al
Shelly Ross	...	Big Boy
Hugh Watson	...	Tight Pants
Don Gilbert	...	Manager
Spencer Williams	...	Old Hager
July Jones	...	Specialty Dancer
Howard Galloway	...	Specialty Dancer (as Howard Gallaway)

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

Sack Amusement Enterprises

Quotes:

Gertie La Rue: Take your hands off me, you dirty psalm-singin' polecat! If the truth were only known, you want me just like all the rest!

Movie Connections:

Version of Sadie Thompson (1928)

Soundtrack:

BLUES IN THE NIGHT

All Afro-American Cast, but not much fire

Gertie is a flirty show-girl staying at an island resort, like Maugham's Sadie Thompson. Some interesting characterizations and encounters, but nothing of huge interest. Not nearly as striking as Spencer Williams' religious fantasy movies "Blood of Jesus" and "Go Down Death".