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White Mama
White Mama

White Mama

A proud widow. A frightened homeless kid. Nobody cared about them until they cared enough to fight for each other.

Genres

DramaTV Movie

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A poor, elderly white woman living in a tenement in a black ghetto is befriended by a neighborhood boy, and the two of them form a mutually beneficial relationship: he provides her companionship and protection, and she becomes the mother he never had.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

05 March 1980

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Estelle Malone

Ernest Harden Jr.

Ernest Harden Jr.

B.T. Williamson

Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Three Bag Lady

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Gorilla Sydney

Anne Ramsey

Anne Ramsey

Heavy Charm

Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Mrs. McIntyre

Tony Burton

Tony Burton

Black Fighter

Peg Shirley

Peg Shirley

Judge Alice Quentin

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Counsellor

Dan Mason

Dan Mason

Father Gannon

Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

Medic

Cheryl Harvey

Cheryl Harvey

Probation Woman

Jesse D. Goins

Jesse D. Goins

Intern

John Hancock

John Hancock

Tall Black Man

Lanyard A. Williams

Lanyard A. Williams

Young Man

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Old White Man

Tracy Fine

Tracy Fine

Candy Striper

Maggie Gwinn

Maggie Gwinn

Waitress

Roger Hampton

Roger Hampton

Man in Alley

Robert Ruth

Robert Ruth

Superintendent

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