''The Girl in Room 20'' is a 1949 movie directed by and starring
Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs " Basin Street Blues", "I Ain't Got Nobody", " Royal Garden Blues", " I've Found a New ...
. The story features Daisy Mae Walker, an aspiring singer from a small town in
Texas
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, who comes to
New York City
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to pursue a show business career, only to fall prey to a sleazy nightclub owner. Thanks to the intervention of a kindly taxi driver, Daisy Mae is able to achieve her goals. The film is categorized as a
race film.
''The Girl in Room 20'' was filmed in 1946, but did not receive theatrical distribution until 1949.
A 2002 ''Chicago Tribune'' article describes the film as provocative.
Cast
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Geraldine Brock
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Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs " Basin Street Blues", "I Ain't Got Nobody", " Royal Garden Blues", " I've Found a New ...
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July Jones (actor)
See also
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List of films in the public domain in the United States
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1949 films
Films directed by Spencer Williams
1949 drama films
American black-and-white films
Race films
American drama films
1940s American films
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