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Bowery (New York, N.Y. : Street) Drama Eighteen nineties Drama Feature films Fugitives from justice Drama Man-woman relationships New York (State) New York Drama Mothers and daughters Drama New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs 19th century Drama Passing (Identity) Drama Temperance Societies, etc Drama West, Mae Film adaptationsFilter By Subjects
Bowery (New York, N.Y. : Street) Drama Eighteen nineties Drama Feature films Fugitives from justice Drama Man-woman relationships New York (State) New York Drama Mothers and daughters Drama New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs 19th century Drama Passing (Identity) Drama Temperance Societies, etc Drama West, Mae Film adaptationsSummary: It explores the friendship between two struggling single mothers: one a working-class white woman who ascends to the top of the business world, and the other her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her rebellious, white-passing daughter. It is this latter relationship attuned to America's bitter racial realities and heartbreakingly enacted by trailblazing Black...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA IMISummary: "Set in the 1890s, West plays a brash barroom entertainer with a soft spot for men in trouble, especially the mission director, young Cary Grant. She unknowingly gets caught up in a murder, as well as a white slavery ring, and sets about clearing things up as only Mae can. In between rescues she manages to perform some of her heated, hip-swinging classics including a steamy belting of 'Frankie...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2008