Cast: Alvin Childress
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Alvin Childress. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 5
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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