Black And Loud: Afrocentric Films Everyone Should See
Looking for some Afro-centric entertainment? Check out these movies and immerse yourself in Black culture.
The Green Cockatoo (1947)
A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.
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A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.
Rating:NR
Genre:Crime, Drama
Written By:Ted Berkman, Arthur Wimperis
In Theaters:7/18/1947
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Runtime:65 minutes
Studio:New World Pictures (GB)
Cast
William Cameron Menzies
Director
John Mills
Jim Connor
Rène Ray
Eileen
Charles Oliver
Terrell, gang boss
Bruce Seton
Madison, tall henchman
Julian Vedey
Steve, short henchman
Robert Newton
Dave Connor
Allan Jeayes
The Detective Inspector
Frank Atkinson
Protheroe, the butler
Tyrell Davis
Charlie, the Bartender
William Dewhurst
Train Passenger
Alf Goddard
Jake
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