Sleepy-17 Review of Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946)

All Afro-American Cast, but not much fire

[4 September 2002]

Gertie is a flirty show-girl staying at an island resort, like Maugham's Sadie Thompson. Some interesting characterizations and encounters, but nothing of huge interest. Not nearly as striking as Spencer Williams' religious fantasy movies "Blood of Jesus" and "Go Down Death".