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Director:
Oscar Micheaux
Writer:
Edna Mae Baker (story)
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Release Date:
September 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
A young college student falls under the influence of a murderous gambler. | add synopsis
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The 53 Year Old Oscar Micheaux more

Cast

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Bee Freeman ... Dinah Jackson
Sol Johnson ... Paul Bronson
'Slick' Chester ... LeRoy Giles
Ethel Moses ... Evelyn Martin
Oscar Polk ... Sam Brown
Lorenzo Tucker ... Undetermined Role
Dottie Salter ... Undetermined Role
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Clara Bell Powell ... Undetermined Role
Larry Seymour ... Tim Sharkey
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Micheaux Film more

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Quotes:
Paul Bronson: Alright, spill your hatred, tell them I did it. I don't care what you do from now on, Dinah Jackson; I'd rather rot in jail than endure your tyranny longer. Go on, tell them I did it. But I'm through with you, do you hear? Through with you, and I'm free at last! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "The American Experience: Midnight Ramble (#7.4)" (1994) more
Soundtrack:
I'll Never say 'Never Again' Again more

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2 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
The 53 Year Old Oscar Micheaux, 30 October 2003
Author: Single-Black-Male from London, England

This adaptation of Edna Mae Baker's short story, 'Chicago After Midnight', is the equivalent of Hitchcock's adaptation of 'The Lady Vanishes', or DeMille's adaptation of 'Lafitte the Pirate' (better known as 'The Buccaneer'). They're not very good films, but at least 'Underworld' is presented from a black perspective.

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