2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor quality, but there isn't a better alternative, Mar 13 2012
By F. J. PRISCO - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Devil's Daughter/Chloe - Love is Calling (DVD)
Unfortunately for fans of the silent films HALLELUJAH and 3 BAD MEN, this isn't more but much less. There's little to say that isn't already said by the previous reviewers: poor photography, poor sound, mediocre-to-OK acting besides the principals.
Everyone involved deserved better -- but better costs a lot more money. Therefore the main value is historicity, plus the chance to see Nina Mae McKinney and Olive Borden once more. Then go back to HALLELUJAH and 3 BAD MEN and think, "Well, at least they got to make these *good* films before they ended up in CHLOE and THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER"
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Nina Mae McKinney overacts in this film!, May 13 2002
By MeMyselfandI - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Devil's Daughter (VHS Tape)
This was a independent film production as you can see and you will see when you watch the film the filming isn't really good and its not glorius black and white like in Hollywood, but that was the disadvantage of of independent films, they wasn't as good as Hollywood, but you can still understand the story. They showed these and made these movies around the Chitlin Circuit where they made black films, and showed these black films around in Europe or around different black cities, but these black films still exist, but a lot of them are lost. This is an all black cast with a white male as a love interest. Nina Mae McKinney stars in this film and her acting is always great you can see a little bit of Chick(the starring role she played in the classic black musical Hallelujah.) in her in this film. Nina Mae deserve better then this, but as you can see she carries the movie, and she kind of overacts in this film, she's too good for this picture, they should of gotten a unknown. But its worth a watch if your a Nina Mae McKinney fan.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Early Black cinema, Jan 7 2008
By D. Williams "DEW" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Devil's Daughter/Chloe - Love is Calling (DVD)
The story line is simplistic as most were in this era. The significance of this tape is the study of early Black cinema and a look at the pioneering Black actors.