Christopher "Chris" Tracy

Christopher Tracy (July 5, 1909 – April 1935), sometimes known as Chris, is the leading character of the Prince movie Under the Cherry Moon. He is portrayed by Prince in the film. Little is known about this character, except that he is of mulatto heritage. {{Review}} He has an older half brother played by Jerome Benton of The Time. He is from Miami, Florida. He goes to France, to swindle French women out of their money.

Fictional Life Story

He meets Mrs. Wellington in France, who automatically shares the attraction, though she is of certain age. He then learns of Mary Sharon, a wealthy French heiress, who is to receive $50 million for her 21st birthday. Tracy and Mary meet when Christopher crashes Mary's birthday party, and begin to have an unhealthy affair. He was a pianist in a club, as well as a prostitute. He wore flashy costumes as Prince would around this time, and carried a flamboyant attitude. The movie explains that he "lived for all women, bit died for one." {{Review}} It is suggested in the film that Chris was once married before but his wife died, as he wears a wedding ring throughout most of the film, and struggles with taking it off before having [...] with Mary. As Mary is shown reading the "Honest Man" letter Chris left her, the screen flashes to Christopher looking down sadly at his ring while slowly embracing his ring finger, and later kissing the ring before being greeted by Tricky and Katy.

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The affair ends when Mary learns of Tracy's plans to "marry her for the money". She then leaves Christopher. {{Review}} Later on they meet up again as Christopher formally apoligizes. The two make love, and Mary is shown awakening with a letter from Christopher. Mary's father Isaac Sharon, has some of his goons to kill Tracy, because of he does not approve of Mary and Christopher's relationship. He is then shot in the back, in Mary's arms, and over-exaggerately faints to death. {{Review}}

Trivia

Christopher Tracy has been referenced by Prince on occasion. Christopher Tracy, is one of Prince's many famous pseudonyms. Christopher is credited as the writer of Manic Monday, as well as several other projects. Christopher Tracy is also the title character of the song "Christopher Tracy's Parade", on the accompanying Parade soundtrack.

See also

• Parade, soundtrack to Under the Cherry Moon
• Under the Cherry Moon

External links

• Review at Jabootu's Bad Movie Dimension

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