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On Promised Land

  • TV Movie
  • 19941994
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Norman D. Golden II and Joan Plowright in On Promised Land (1994)
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Set in the late 1950s, Floyd (Carl Lumbly), Martha Ree (Juanita Jennings), and Jimmy "Jim-Jam" Ween (Norman D. Golden II) live on land that was promised to Floyd's father and then to Floyd f... Read allSet in the late 1950s, Floyd (Carl Lumbly), Martha Ree (Juanita Jennings), and Jimmy "Jim-Jam" Ween (Norman D. Golden II) live on land that was promised to Floyd's father and then to Floyd for work they had done. The landowners, the Appletree family, used the promise of the land ... Read allSet in the late 1950s, Floyd (Carl Lumbly), Martha Ree (Juanita Jennings), and Jimmy "Jim-Jam" Ween (Norman D. Golden II) live on land that was promised to Floyd's father and then to Floyd for work they had done. The landowners, the Appletree family, used the promise of the land to keep Floyd Ween working for them.Through a series of events involving Jim-Jam, the youn... Read all
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    • Joan Tewkesbury
    • Ken Sagoes
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    • Robert Benedetti
    • Wayne Brady
    • Bill Coates
    • Joan Tewkesbury
    • Ken Sagoes
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    • Robert Benedetti
    • Wayne Brady
    • Bill Coates
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    Robert Benedetti
    • Mr. Baines
    Wayne Brady
    Wayne Brady
    • Eli James
    Bill Coates
    • Mr. Turner
    Norman D. Golden II
    Norman D. Golden II
    • Jimmy (Jim Jam) Ween
    Rhoda Griffis
    Rhoda Griffis
    • Ellen Appletree
    Judith Ivey
    Judith Ivey
    • Olivia
    John M. Jackson
    John M. Jackson
    • Albert Appletree
    Juanita Jennings
    Juanita Jennings
    • Martha Ree Ween
    Carl Lumbly
    Carl Lumbly
    • Floyd Ween
    Patty Mack
    • Sweet Mary
    Carol Mitchell-Leon
    • Marva
    Tom Nowicki
    Tom Nowicki
    • Joseph Appletree
    Elizabeth Omilami
    Elizabeth Omilami
    • Sally Mae
    Joan Plowright
    Joan Plowright
    • Mrs. Appletree
    Ken Sagoes
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      • Joan Tewkesbury
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      • April 17, 1994 (United States)
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