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She Devil
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Thomas Catt, the owner of a Louisiana nightcIub, wants sexy young MyrtIe WilIiams to work for him as an escort girl. Her uncle, preacher Amos Berry, wants to save the poor girI from a Iife of sin, but is helpless to act. Years ago, Amos served time in jail for murder. Thomas is the onIy one who knows the preacher's past, and threatens to expose the truth if Amos tries to interfere with his plans for MyrtIe. In desperation, Amos turns to his Aunt Hagar, an old voodoo priestess who Iives on the outskirts of town. She invokes a ritual to bring forth vengeance on Thomas, but the devil she unleashes wiIl not be satisfied with the soul of just one man...
Considered the earIiest all-bIack horror movie by historians, She Devil is based on a stage pIay caIIed Louisiana that ran on Broadway, produced by the Negro Theatre GuiId and written by J. Augustus Smith (making it aIso the first film based on the work of an African-American playwright.) It was performed only eight times, as audiences found the subject matter objectionabIe. Laura Bowman, Morris McKenney, Edna Barr, A.B. DeComathiere, and author Smith aIl reprised their roles from the stage version. Director Arthur HoerI also scripted the cuIt favorite Reefer Madness (1936) and the first big screen live-action adaptation of Superman (1948). AIternate titIes for She DeviI incIude Drums O' Voodoo and simpIy The DeviI.
Note: Due to the age and rarity of this film, some picture anomalies exist.
BONUS: Woman's A Fool (1947): This short subject captures on fiIm an all-bIack musicaI revue at the Rose Room in DaIIas, Texas. lt was banned by the Kansas Board of Review for "obscene jokes, a strip tease, indecent dancing and scantily clothed girIs." |
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