Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

Jan 1, 1946

1h 0m

★ 4.5

Overview

A Harlem nightclub entertainer arrives on the Caribbean island of "Rinidad" to perform as the headliner in a revue at the Paradise Hotel. She quickly attracts the attention of several men.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sack Amusement Enterprises

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Cast

Gertie La Rue

Francine Everett

Old Hager

Spencer Williams

Diamond Joe

Don Wilson

Stella Van Johnson

Katherine Moore

Jonathan Christian

Alfred Hawkins

Ezra Crumm

David Boykin

Papa Bridges

L.E. Lewis

Mama Bridges

Inez Newell

Larry

Piano Frank

Specialty Dancer

July Jones

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