The Girl in Room 20 (1949)

The Girl in Room 20 is a 1949 race film directed by and starring Spencer Williams. The story features Daisy Mae Walker (Geraldine Brock), an aspiring singer from a small town in Texas, who comes to New York City to pursue a show business career, only to fall prey to a sleazy nightclub owner. Thanks to the intervention of a kindly taxi driver, Daisy Mae is able to achieve her goals. The Girl in Room 20 was filmed in 1946, but did not receive theatrical distribution until 1949. A 2002 Chicago Tribune article describes the film as provocative. Plot: A rural girl comes to the big city to pursue …