Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man
1977
Drama
TV Movie
1h 40m
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the 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
Directed by:
William A. Graham
56 total credits
Credits include: Return to the Blue Lagoon, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, Change of Habit, Waterhole #3 and A Friend to Die For
Writers:
Richard Alan Shapiro 7 total credits
Credits include: Dynasty, The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday, Blood Ties, Minstrel Man and The Cracker Factory
3 total credits
Credits include: Dynasty, Minstrel Man and Intimate Strangers
Starring:
Earl Billings
15 total credits
Credits include: Antwone Fisher, Stakeout, One False Move, Larger Than Life and Jimmy Hollywood
76 total credits
New York City-born African-American actor Glynn Turman enjoyed his first real taste of acting success at the age of 13 originating the role of Travis Younger on Broadway in Lorraine Hansberry's landmark play "A Raisin in the Sun" in 1959 opposite Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil and Diana Sands as his various family members. While he did not play the role when it transferred to film in 1961, he intensified his studies at the renown High School of Performing Arts in New York. Upon graduat
22 total credits
Credits include: Girls Trip, The Hollars, Lottery Ticket, American Hero and Same Kind of Different as Me
9 total credits
Credits include: Killer Joe, Kidnap, American Violet, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and A Gathering of Old Men
6 total credits
Credits include: Man Friday, The Disappearance of Flight 412, The Blue Knight, It's Good to Be Alive and Private Duty Nurses
5 total credits
Credits include: Minstrel Man, Night Cries, Back Inside Herself and Hollow Image
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Directed by:
William A. Graham 56 total credits
Credits include: Return to the Blue Lagoon, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, Change of Habit, Waterhole #3 and A Friend to Die For
Writers:
Richard Alan Shapiro 7 total credits
Credits include: Dynasty, The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday, Blood Ties, Minstrel Man and The Cracker Factory
3 total credits
Credits include: Dynasty, Minstrel Man and Intimate Strangers
Starring:
Earl Billings 15 total credits
Credits include: Antwone Fisher, Stakeout, One False Move, Larger Than Life and Jimmy Hollywood
76 total credits
New York City-born African-American actor Glynn Turman enjoyed his first real taste of acting success at the age of 13 originating the role of Travis Younger on Broadway in Lorraine Hansberry's landmark play "A Raisin in the Sun" in 1959 opposite Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil and Diana Sands as his various family members. While he did not play the role when it transferred to film in 1961, he intensified his studies at the renown High School of Performing Arts in New York. Upon graduat
22 total credits
Credits include: Girls Trip, The Hollars, Lottery Ticket, American Hero and Same Kind of Different as Me
9 total credits
Credits include: Killer Joe, Kidnap, American Violet, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and A Gathering of Old Men
6 total credits
Credits include: Man Friday, The Disappearance of Flight 412, The Blue Knight, It's Good to Be Alive and Private Duty Nurses
5 total credits
Credits include: Minstrel Man, Night Cries, Back Inside Herself and Hollow Image
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