I truly love this movie! It's well done, moving from the rural Deep South to the city, full of "fast women", and loaded dice that are used to rob unsuspecting cotton farmers. Nina Mae McKinney definitely shows her talent, ranging from dancing and singing in a nightclub to faking a "conversion" to insure that she is well taken care of. Her voice is incredible, but she does get somewhat annoying, always clinging to Zeke during the crap game.
The movie does show a lot of racist stereotypes, such as young children dancing, the singing at the funeral, the mass baptism at the river, etc.
The end is quite different than one might expect. The gambler, Hot Shot, and Chick, the woman that Zeke thinks he's in love with, get their comeuppance.
The movie was made in 1929, and is a fine piece of work. Film students would do well to see it, and examine the differences in it and movies of today.
Well done!
The movie does show a lot of racist stereotypes, such as young children dancing, the singing at the funeral, the mass baptism at the river, etc.
The end is quite different than one might expect. The gambler, Hot Shot, and Chick, the woman that Zeke thinks he's in love with, get their comeuppance.
The movie was made in 1929, and is a fine piece of work. Film students would do well to see it, and examine the differences in it and movies of today.
Well done!
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