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Author James B. McSwain

James B. McSwain

Dr. James B. McSwain is an Associate Professor of History at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama (USA).

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Croupier (Mike Hodges, 1998)

James B. McSwain
November 2000
Underrated & Overlooked
UK, hard-edged film revealed.

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