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The Black Man Who Had a White Soul (1927)
Directed by Benito Perojo
Drama · 1h 28m
Pedro (played by a white actor in blackface), a son of a former slave, leaves Cuba (where he was being mistreated for being black) to seek his fortune in Paris. While working as a bellboy at a dance club, his dancing prowess is discovered and then he goes to become a famous dancer of the Charleston in the city. He falls in love with his dancing partner, who could not stand the thought of marrying him because of his skin color.
Cast
Valentín Parera
Concha Piquer
Joaquín Carrasco
Marguerite de Morlaye
Andrews Engelmann
Crew
- Director
- Benito Perojo
- Writer
- Benito Perojo
- Novel
- Alberto S. Insúa
Details
- Original title
- El negro que tenía el alma blanca
- Release date
- 1927-04-28
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Spain, France
- Production
- Production Francaise Cinematographique, Goya Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.