The Girl in Room 20 (1949)

Original title

Girl in Room 20

Directed by

Spencer Williams

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 03m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aspiring singer from a small Texas town moves to New York City to pursue show business. She is taken advantage of by a sleazy nightclub owner, but a kind taxi driver helps her reach her goals.

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What happens

The Girl in Room 20 is a 1949 film directed by and starring Spencer Williams. The story features Daisy Mae Walker, an aspiring singer from a small town in Texas, who comes to New York City 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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