Synopsis
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
Key crew
- William A. GrahamDirector
- Esther ShapiroWriter
- Richard Alan ShapiroWriter
- Fred KarlinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Glynn TurmanHarry Brown Jr.
- Ted RossCharlie Bates
- Stanley Bennett ClayRennie Brown
- S. Pearl SharpJesamine
- Art EvansTambo
- Gene BellHarry Brown Sr. - Fat Man
- Earl BillingsGeorge
- Anthony AmosYoung Harry Jr.
- Amechi UzodinmaYoung Rennie
- Arthur RooksRobert
- Carol SuttonTess
- Wilbur SwartzTobias Finch
Themes
minstrelminstrel show