Shady lady in the tropics Dorothy Mackaill strikes matches on her thumbnail and flames in the pants of as sinister a bunch as ever crawled out of the woodwork, in one of the sleaziest movies of the Pre-Code era. Nina Mae McKinney, in one of her few featured acting roles in a Hollywood movie, plays the hotel proprietress, itself a rarity for a Black character in the early 30s. – Text courtesy of Film Forum
35mm print courtesy Library of Congress
Music Box Theatre screens films of all genres and from every era of cinema, both new releases and repertory. These films may sometimes contain upsetting, outdated, or offensive material. While we aim to introduce many of our screenings, we do not always provide warnings about potentially triggering content within the films we screen. We encourage our patrons to research the film before they attend using trailers, reviews, or content information found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com.
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