a commercially successful title on the race film circuit, but it was not widely seen by white audiences until the 1990s. The film is a public domain title. DVD release Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. was released on Region 0 DVD by Alpha Video, as part of a double feature with Sepia Cinderella, on July 31, 2007. See also List of films in the public domain in the United States References External links 1946 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Spencer Williams Films set in the Caribbean Films based on works by W. Somerset Maugham Race films