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The Devil's Daughter (1939 film)

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The Devil's Daughter
Directed byArthur H. Leonard
Written byGeorge Terwilliger (story and screenplay)
Produced by
StarringSee below
CinematographyJay Rescher
Edited bySamuel Datlowe
Music byJohn Killam
Release date
  • December 7, 1939 (1939-12-07)
Running time
  • 52 minutes
  • 67 minutes (original American release)
CountryUS
LanguageEnglish

The Devil's Daughter, also known as Pocomania,[1] is a 1939 American film directed by Arthur H. Leonard.

Plot summary

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The movie is set in Jamaica and begins with a group performing a song and then a cockfight.

Sylvia Walton (Ida James) of Harlem inherits a Jamaican banana plantation and returns to manage it. Her disinherited half-sister Isabelle (Nina Mae McKinney), who ran the plantation until their father's death, does not greet her. But Sylvia, her two rival suitors, and her comic-relief servant Percy are disturbed by the constant, growing sound of drums.

Nina Mae McKinney can be heard singing an excerpt of The Devil’s Daughter soundtrack on the album Jamaica Folk Trance Possession 1939-1961.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Overview:Pocomania". Allmovie. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ See the Jamaica Folk Trance Possession 1939-1961 album
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