Strange Evidence

0.0 2025 30 min

Williams Gamaker revisits the life of Merle Oberon to expose the racial politics of early cinema and examines how Oberon’s mixed heritage was erased under the pressures of Hollywood’s racial hierarchies.

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Michelle Williams Gamaker
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Michelle Williams Gamaker

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Thara Schöön Merle Oberon
Mark Gillis The Surgeon
Catherine Lord The Psychoanalyst

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