Continental Distributing
Directed by Herbert J. Biberman
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
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Kentucky slave Ossie Smith is sold to a new owner and sent to work the cotton fields in Mississippi. Separated from his family, Smith adopts an orphaned baby as his own one day after its mother dies in labor. However, his new master Stephen Boyd, a sadistic and cruel man, pushes his slaves to desperation. Film debut of Dionne Warwick as Boyd's mistress, she also can be heard on the soundtrack. A dreary, depressing film that relies more on exploitation than any kind of social commentary.
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