Synopsis: Alwina (Josephine Baker) is discovered by a French aristocrat (Albert Prejean) while he is in Tunisia seeking inspiration for a new novel. He becomes infatuated with this innocent gamin and constructs a plot to polish her charms and bring her to Paris where he presents her to society as an Indian princess.
"Josephine Baker: The Films"
(2005, 18 min) Includes interviews with Lynn Whitfield (actress, Josephine Baker Story), Margo Jefferson (New York Times), Elizabeth Kendall (dance critic and historian) and Jean-Claude Baker, Josephine Baker's adopted son and biographer.