Minstrel Man (1977)
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.
- Released
- 1977-03-02
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William A. Graham
Cast
- Glynn Turman as Harry Brown Jr.
- Ted Ross as Charlie Bates
- Stanley Bennett Clay as Rennie Brown
- S. Pearl Sharp as Jesamine
- Art Evans as Tambo
- Gene Bell as Harry Brown Sr. - Fat Man
- Earl Billings as George
- Anthony Amos as Young Harry Jr.
- Amechi Uzodinma as Young Rennie
- Arthur Rooks as Robert
- Carol Sutton as Tess
- Wilbur Swartz as Tobias Finch