Overview
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.
Fun facts
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Box office
Made on a $40K budget
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by Charles Mingus
Details
- Director
- Writer
- John CassavetesWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 14, 1960
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
- Ben CarruthersBen
Lelia GoldoniLelia
Hugh HurdHugh
Anthony RayTony- Dennis SallasDennis
Tom ReeseTom- David PokitillowDavid
Rupert CrosseRupert- Davey JonesDavey
- Pir MariniPir the Piano Player
- Victoria VargasVickie
- Jack AckermanJack
- Jacqueline WalcottJacqueline
- Cliff Carnell
- Jay Crecco
Ronald Maccone- Bob Reeh
- Joyce MilesGirl in Restaurant
- Nancy DealeGirl in Restaurant
- Gigi BrooksGirl in Restaurant
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