Movie: Nightsong

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Willie Wright
Willie Wright

Avery Schreiber
Avery Schreiber

Judy Harris
Judy Harris

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    A portrait of the Chicago Near-North nightlife scene in the mid-1960s, centering around the struggles and romantic desires of an African American singer played by long-forgotten folk sensation Willie Wright. (Courtesy Chicago Film Archives)

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    1964-01-01

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