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Show girls / presented by the National Film Board of Canada ; director/researcher, Meilan Lam ; producers, Tamara Lynch, Barrie Angus McLean.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women, Black--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Biography.
- Women, Black.
- Biography.
- Women entertainers--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Biography.
- Women entertainers.
- Harlem Renaissance.
- Montréal (Québec)--History.
- Montréal (Québec).
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Biographical films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- Showgirls
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild [distributor], [1998]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- Depicts the lives of three black women who worked as dancers and singers in nightclubs and theaters in Montreal, Canada during the Jazz Era.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Anthony Sherwood.
- Bernice "Bunny" Jordan Whims, Olga Spencer Foderingham, Tina Baines Brereton.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer, Wolf Koenig ; executive producers, David Verrall, Barrie Angus McLean.
- Notes:
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.
- Description based on VHS record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- VHS version: Show girls
- OCLC:
- 42664632
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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