Georgia Rose

Georgia Rose was a 1930 film. It was directed by Harry Gant and stars Clarence Brooks.[1][2]

The film was produced by Aristo Film Corporation and the songwriter was Fred C. Washington.[3] The film was the first film talkie actress and singer Evelyn Preer appeared in.[4]

Plot

The film is about an African American family migrating north.[5]

Cast

Clarence Brooks as Ralph[3]
Irene Wilson as Rose[3]
Evelyn Preer as Grace[3]
Roberta Hyson as Helen[3]
Allegretti Anderson (née Alegretta Summers; 1898–1944) as Ethel[3]
Edward Thompson as Bob[3]
Webb King as Joe[3]
Spencer Williams as Ezra[3][6]
Dora Dean Johnson as Mary Barnett[3]
E. C. Dyer as Reverend Hoskins[3]

Reception

Henry Louis Gates described the film as a race musical.[7]

The film received coverage from the Baltimore Afro-American, California Eagle, Chicago Whip, New York Age, and Pittsburgh Courier.[3]

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References

Reid, Mark A. (February 23, 1993). "Redefining Black Film". University of California Press – via Google Books.
"Georgia Rose (1930) [Lost Film]".
"Georgia Rose (1930)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). "Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television". McFarland – via Google Books.
Garcia, Desirée J. (August 1, 2014). "The Migration of Musical Film: From Ethnic Margins to American Mainstream". Rutgers University Press – via Google Books.
JONES, G. WILLIAM (June 15, 2010). "WILLIAMS, SPENCER". tshaonline.org.
Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks (February 16, 2009). "Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.

External links

Georgia Rose on IMDb

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[1] Reid, Mark A. (February 23, 1993). "Redefining Black Film". University of California Press – via Google Books.

[2] "Georgia Rose (1930) [Lost Film]".

[:0-3] "Georgia Rose (1930)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

[4] McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). "Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television". McFarland – via Google Books.

[5] Garcia, Desirée J. (August 1, 2014). "The Migration of Musical Film: From Ethnic Margins to American Mainstream". Rutgers University Press – via Google Books.

[6] JONES, G. WILLIAM (June 15, 2010). "WILLIAMS, SPENCER". tshaonline.org.

[7] Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks (February 16, 2009). "Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.