The Notorious Elinor Lee
The Notorious Elinor Lee 1940 is a race film directed, written, and coproduced by the AfricanAmerican filmmaker Oscar Micheaux.
The plans are derailed when Blue loses a key fight to a German boxer, but he works to regain his standing in the sport and is able to meet the German in a rematch after two years have passed. Lee and her partners bet against Blue, but they are financially ruined when Blue prevails in the fight and comes out the winner.The Notorious Elinor Lee was shot at Biograph Studios in The Bronx, New York. The films production was covered by Time magazine, which described filmmaker Micheaux as a thickset, mildmannered, chocolatecolored producer. ........
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