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Ouanga (film)

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Ouanga, also advertised as The Love Wanga, is a voodoo themed 1936 American film starring Fredi Washington. George Terwilliger wrote and directed the film. The film's themes include miscegnation and it features various racial stereotypes.[1] A scorned woman turns to voodoo to get her man.[2]

Cast

Reception

Lionel Collier of The Picturegoer wrote that it was a "drama clumsily built around 'Voodooism'" and that it was "extremely crudely produced and badly acted", though he praised the authentic settings.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://wwww.blackhorrormovies.com/ouanga/amp/
  2. ^ "Let's Watch: Ouanga and The Devil's Daughter - hollsk.co.uk". hollsk.co.uk.
  3. ^ Collier, Lionel. "On the Screens Now." Picturegoer; Vol. 4, Iss. 200,  (Mar 23, 1935): 26, 28. Via Proquest.