The Devil's Daughter (1939 film)

The Devil's Daughter
The Devil's Daughter
Directed by	Arthur H. Leonard
Written by	George Terwilliger (story and screenplay)
Produced by	Arthur H. Leonard (associate producer); Harry M. Popkin (producer);
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Jay Rescher
Edited by	Samuel Datlowe
Music by	John Killam
Release date	December 7, 1939;
Running time	52 minutes; 67 minutes (original American release);
Country	US
Language	English

The Devil's Daughter, also known as Pocomania,^[1] is a 1939 American film directed by Arthur H. Leonard.

Plot summary

The movie is set in Jamaica and begins with a group performing a song and then a cockfight.

Sylvia Walton (Ida James) of Harlem inherits a Jamaican banana plantation and returns to manage it. Her disinherited half-sister Isabelle (Nina Mae McKinney), who ran the plantation until their father's death, does not greet her. But Sylvia, her two rival suitors, and her comic-relief servant Percy are disturbed by the constant, growing sound of drums.

Nina Mae McKinney can be heard singing an excerpt of The Devil’s Daughter soundtrack on the album Jamaica Folk Trance Possession 1939-1961.^[2]

Cast

Nina Mae McKinney as Isabelle Walton
Jack Carter as Philip Ramsay
Ida James as Sylvia Walton
Hamtree Harrington as Percy Jackson
Willa Mae Lang as Elvira
Emmett 'Babe' Wallace as John Lowden
Francine Larrimore as Island girl

References

^ Brennan, Sandra. "Overview:Pocomania". Allmovie. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ See the Jamaica Folk Trance Possession 1939-1961 album

External links

The Devil's Daughter at IMDb
The Devil's Daughter is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Brennan, Sandra. "Overview:Pocomania". Allmovie. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

[2] See the Jamaica Folk Trance Possession 1939-1961 album

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