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The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

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The Devil's Daughter

"Sensational All-Negro Drama"

1939

0h 53m

3.9(7 votes)

Horror

Drama

Overview

Sylvia Walton returns from Harlem to take over a Jamaican plantation from her vindictive half-sister, amid the growing sound of drums.

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Ida James

Sylvia Walton

Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney

Isabelle Walton

Jack Carter

Philip Ramsay

Hamtree Harrington

Percy Jackson

Emmett 'Babe' Wallace

John Lowden

Willa Mae Lang

Elvira

Leon Lee

Narrator (voice)

Francine Larrimore

Francine Larrimore

Island Girl

Creative team

Directed by: Arthur H. Leonard
Written by: George Terwilliger
Produced by: Harry M. Popkin

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