The Girl from Chicago is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux, with an all-African-American cast including lead actors Grace Smith and Carl Mahon. This film is a remake of the now-lost 1926 Oscar Michaeux silent film The SpiderâÂÂs Web.
Produced on a shoestring budget, this independent production featured a largely non-professional cast. As it is common in Micheaux's films, the story line is punctuated with several musical numbers, offering a glimpse of African-American musical and dancing talent of the time.
A federal agent falls in love while on assignment in Mississippi. He helps his lover escape a local thug, and follows them to Harlem where they become involved in the assassination of a Cuban racketeer.
On May 26, 2009, a Region 0 DVD of the movie was released by Alpha Video.