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Director:
Gilbert Cates
Writers:
Bill Cosby (idea)
Allan Sloane (written by)
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Release Date:
25 February 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
An airport redcap works hard to get his family out of the ghetto, only to discover that his son has sickle-cell anemia. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. more
User Comments:
If ever there was a movie in need of title to do it more justice, this is it. more (6 total)

Cast

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Bill Cosby ... Blue
Gloria Foster ... Serena
Dennis Hines ... Vandy
Bo Enivel ... Clipboard Man
Dennis Tate ... Dr. Folkman
Ray Mason ... Doctor
Garrett Saunders ... Garageman
David Mann ... Porter
Judy Mills ... Receptionist
Teddy Thompson ... Tempo
Steven Dohanos ... Traveler
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Runtime:
USA:70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Company:
Jamel Productions Inc. more

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Miscellaneous: In the closing credits, Charles Federmarch is credited twice as "sound mixer". more

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If ever there was a movie in need of title to do it more justice, this is it., 9 November 2006
Author: faced (face@sjemail.com) from philly

To all my friends at the shore conjures up all kinds of images of People sailing, which as one comedienne said is not so popular with the brothers after our ancestors first boat trip, Frank Sinatra singing at the casino which is by the shore, Dinah Shore and an odd assortment of other things, none of which would be popular in the inner city. This gritty and well done movie needed a better title. I can not think of a movie thats title did it such an injustice. The title comes from the final words that Cosby says to his son in jest...and it was not even an accurate exact quote. There are topics of Sickle Cell Anemia, Man and Boy (he already took that title) and ghetto that are never alluded to by such an inept title. At least the weak Taxi Driver title actually was named after the star's profession. This older film surprisingly has Cosby moments where he educates his family on the deadly disease and when he schools his son on yesterday, today and tomorrow people which is both poetic and theoretical. I'll leave it to the ladies to comment, but Cosby is leading man Denzel-like in a time that predates that icon. He is fit and trim with a wardrobe that fluctuates from a youthful jeans and muscle sweatshirt to a white collar and tie, hinting at the sense of style he would later show on his hit show.

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