The read
It runs a compact 56m.
Synopsis
The owner of a juke joint arranges to frame an innocent preacher with a scandalous photograph, but his scheme backfires when his own adoptive mother interferes.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam ElljayWriter
- Spencer WilliamsDirector
Cast
- Spencer WilliamsBig Jim Bottoms
- Myra D. HemmingsCaroline "Mama Carrie" Bottoms
- Samuel H. JamesJasper the Preacher
- Eddye L. HoustonCast
- Amos DroughanCast
- Walter McMillionCast
- Irene CampbellCast
- Charlie WashingtonCast
- Helen ButlerCast
- Dolly JonesCast
- Jimmie GreenCast
Themes
photographfalse accusationsframe up