The Exile

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The Exile

"Mighty Modern All Talking Epic Of Negro Life"

1931

1h 14m

5.2(10 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

An idealistic young man is torn between a sultry Chicago nightclub owner and a Scottish South Dakotan farmgirl.

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13 members

Acting

Eunice Brooks

Edith Duval

Acting

Stanley Morell

Jean Baptiste

Acting

Celeste Cole

A Singer

No Image

Acting

Kathleen Noisette

Madge

Acting

Charles R. Moore

Jack Stewart

Acting

Nora Newsome

Agnes Stewart

Acting

George Randol

"Bill" Prescott

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A.B. DeComathiere

An outlaw

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Carl Mahon

"Jango"

Acting

Lou Vernon

District Attorney

Sound

Donald Heywood

Bandleader

Acting

Roland Holder

Tap dancer

Acting

Louise Cook

Dancer

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