The read
Critics rate it 38 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 38 points higher than audiences do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank PereginiDirector
- David StarkmanWriter
Cast
- Harry HendersonAlvin Hillyard
- Norman JohnstoneEddie Blake
- Ann KennedyLucretia Green
- Lucia Lynn MosesLouise Howard
- William E. Pettus'Spike' Howard
- Lawrence ChenaultRalph Hathaway
- Pearl McCormackAlice Hathaway
Stills
Themes
marriage contractprison escapeclass differencessilent filmframed for a crimesleazy pimpsexual exploitationabusive stepfathermother son relationshipafrican americancastepiano player