A gangster's girlfriend on the run from the police, who suspect her of helping her boyfriend commit a robbery, holes up in a waterfront bar. She stows away on a fishing boat headed out to sea, and winds up falling in love with and marrying one of the fishermen, but doesn't tell him about her past. However, a year after they're married and have a child, her ex-boyfriend gets out of jail and comes looking for her.
Frank R. Strayer
Director
William Boyd
Lars Christensen
Lola Lane
Molly Deshon / Molly Clark Christensen
George F. Marion
Capt. Morgan Rock
Edward Gargan
Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
Harold Huber
Louis Constolos
Evelyn Carter Carrington
Mother McGee, Bar Owner
Lafe McKee
Justice of the Peace
Charles Cahill Wilson
Warden
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By having two of its most beloved characters go to space in a Pontiac Fiero attached to a rocket, among other antics, F9: The Fast Saga overwhelmingly achieves the task of out-crazy-ing its predecessors.
Overall, The Shining is a great film to watch for its atmosphere and setting. While the characters’ portrayals could’ve been more accurate to the book, they’re all still memorable nonetheless.
White audiences saw Peola’s mixed-race passing as a Black woman’s struggle to be white. Black audiences saw it as the rebellion of a Black woman trying to gain privileges only given to white people.