''Georgia Rose'' was a 1930 film. It was directed by
Harry Gant
Harold Phil Gant["Harry P. Gant"](_blank)
(born January 10, 1940), known for his many nicknames such as "The Ban ...
and stars
Clarence Brooks. It followed the 1928 film ''
Absent'' with Brooks as its star.
The film was produced by
Aristo Film Corporation and the songwriter was
Fred C. Washington.
The film was the first film talkie actress and singer
Evelyn Preer
Evelyn Preer (née Jarvis; July 26, 1896 – November 17, 1932), was a pioneering American stage and screen actress and jazz and blues singer of the 1910s through the early 1930s. Preer was known within the black community as "The First Lady o ...
appeared in.
Plot
The film is about an African American family migrating north.
This picture was filmed by Harry Gant, former cameraman with the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. This story is about a minister's attempt to move his flock and daughter from Georgia to better farming land in the Midwest. While boarding up with a family, the minister's daughter is smitten by the love bug and led to corruption by her new lover's brother. Of course, she is saved in the nick of time by her new lover and forgiven by her father.
Cast
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Clarence Brooks as Ralph
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Irene Wilson as Rose
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Evelyn Preer
Evelyn Preer (née Jarvis; July 26, 1896 – November 17, 1932), was a pioneering American stage and screen actress and jazz and blues singer of the 1910s through the early 1930s. Preer was known within the black community as "The First Lady o ...
as Grace
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Roberta Hyson as Helen
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Allegretti Anderson ''(née'' Alegretta Summers; 1898–1944) as Ethel
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Edward Thompson as Bob
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Webb King as Joe
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Spencer Williams as Ezra
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Dora Dean Johnson
Dora may stand for:
*Dora (given name)
Places United States
*Dora, Alabama
*Dora, Arkansas
* Dora, Missouri
*Dora, New Mexico
* Dora, Oregon
*Dora, Pennsylvania
*Mount Dora, Florida
Other countries
*Lake Dora (Tasmania)
*Lake Dora (Western A ...
as Mary Barnett
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E. C. Dyer as Reverend Hoskins
Reception
The film received coverage from the ''
Baltimore Afro-American'', ''
California Eagle'', ''
Chicago Whip'', ''
New York Age'', and ''
Pittsburgh Courier''.
described the film as a race musical.
References
External links
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1930 films
American musical films
African-American films
1930s American films