In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Argentina Sono Film
Keywords
- chauffeur
- based on novel or book
- accidental killing
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Top Cast
Richard Wright as Bigger Thomas
Jean Wallace as Mary Dalton
Gloria Madison as Bessie Mears
Nicholas Joy as Henry Dalton
Willa Pearl Curtis as Mrs. Hannah Thomas
Ruth Robert as Helen Dalton
Charles Cane as Det. Britten
George D. Green as Panama
Top Crew
Pierre Chenal · Director, Screenplay
Richard Wright · Novel
Juan Ehlert · Composer
Antonio Merayo · Cinematographer
Jorge Gárate · Editor
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