Cast: Alvin Childress

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Alvin Childress. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Anna Lucasta

1958 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Arnold Laven

Cast Eartha Kitt · Sammy Davis Jr. · Frederick O'Neal · Henry Scott

Plot Based on the 1944 play by Philip Yordan, this drama follows the trials and tribulations of Anna Lucasta (Eartha Kitt), a young black woman who turns to prostitution after her...

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Jasper and the Beanstalk (S)

1945 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction George Pal

Cast Alvin Childress · Glenn Leedy

Plot The Scarecrow trades Jasper a handful of beans for his harmonica. Jasper plants the beans and climbs up the resulting beanstalk and, at the top, finds a beautiful girl in...

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The Amos 'n Andy Show (TV Series)

1951 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Charles J. Correll · Freeman F. Gosden · Charles Barton

Cast Alvin Childress · Spencer Williams · Tim Moore · Johnny Lee

Plot TV Series (1951-1953). 4 seasons. 78 episodes. Alvin Childress and Tim Moore starred in what is considered by some to be the most offensive television program of all time. Despite...

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Darktown Strutters

1975 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction William Witney

Cast Trina Parks · Edna Richardson · Shirley Washington · Roger E. Mosley

Plot Syreena must investigate the disappearance of her mother, Cinderella. A series of wild complications follow.

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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction John Badham

Cast Billy Dee Williams · James Earl Jones · Richard Pryor · Rico Dawson

Plot Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of...

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