Monday, April 16, 2018

Hollywood & Race: 'Band of Angels' (1957)


"Band of Angels", a romantic drama set in the American South before and during the American Civil War, is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Penn Warren. It starred Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo and Sidney Poitier and was directed by Raoul Walsh.  

A young woman, raised as white by her father, a wealthy plantation owner, discovers after his death that she is half Black. After she is sold in New Orleans, she and her owner fall in love. 

Source: Movieclips Classic Trailers and Wikipedia

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