Ballad in Blue (1965)
Ray Charles plays himself in this film where he helps blind boy David in his struggle to regain his sight. David’s over-protective mother Peggy is afraid of the risks connected with restoring his sight. Ray tries to help the whole family, offering the heavy-drinking Peggy’s heavy-drinking partner Steve an opportunity to work with his band.
- Released
- 1965-02-18
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Paul Henreid
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Ray Charles as Self
- Tom Bell as Steve Collins
- Mary Peach as Peggy Harrison
- Dawn Addams as Gina Graham
- Piers Bishop as David
- Betty McDowall as Mrs. Babbidge
- Lucy Appleby as Margaret
- Robert Lee Ross as Duke Wade
- Joe Adams as Fred
- Anne Padwick as Bus Conductress
- Monika Henreid as Antonia
- Brendan Agnew as Antonia's Protector