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01/01/1944 Drama, Crime 1h 4m
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"The Shame Story of Colored America!" and "Negro Youth Runs Wild!"

Overview

After losing their parents in a flood at a young age, two brothers grow up to become a police officer and a lawyer, working with a local newspaper owner to help rid the city of bootlegging gangsters.

  1. Spencer Williams

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Spencer Williams

    Wesley Hill

  2. Robert Orr

    Dancer

  3. Geraldine Maynard

    Zelma Jordan

  4. Elroy Easley

  5. J.W. (John) Hemmings

  6. Edwin T. Henry

  7. Hugo Martin

  8. L.K. Smith

  9. Jackie Thomas

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Reviews

A review by Ripplin
Written by Ripplin on 2019-02-20
We open with a man with a long white beard, who is apparently God, standing in a library and writing the names of the Ellis family in his book of life. They are the couple Zeke and Zenobia, and their sons—in order of age, from oldest to youngest—Zebedee, Zachariah and Zion. A voice-over narration says that, though an ordinary family, he is particularly interested in their lives.

Large-scale flooding forces this poor black family to load up their wagon and relocate. On their journey, a kindly white mill owner helps them out by giving them supplies, including food and two fresh mules. Whe...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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