The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.
Ratings
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Debbie AllenDirector
- John Henry RedwoodWriter
Cast
- Phylicia RashādElizabeth Barney
- Debbie AllenQuilly McGrath
- Bumper RobinsonHusband
- Crystal R. FoxLou Bessie / Charmaine (as Crystal Fox)
- Bebe DrakeGeneva
- Randy J. GoodwinBucket
- Eartha RobinsonLula Mae
- Ella JoyceWaitress
- Paul MooneyMan at Counter
- Michael RalphSpeaker
- Steven SmithHerman