Cast: Mahalia Jackson
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Mahalia Jackson. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Documentary · 117 min. · United States
Direction Questlove
Cast Stevie Wonder · B.B. King · Nina Simone · Abbey Lincoln
Plot Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a feature documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African American music and culture, and...
7.6
1K votes
7.6
1K votes
Imitation of Life
1959 · Movie · 124 min. · United States
Direction Douglas Sirk
Cast Lana Turner · John Gavin · Susan Kohner · Sandra Dee
Plot Aspiring actress Lora Meredith meets Annie Johnson a homeless black woman at Coney Island and soon they share a tiny apartment. Each woman has an intolerable daughter, though Annie's little...
7.6
8K votes
7.6
8K votes
The Best Man
1964 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast Henry Fonda · Cliff Robertson · Edie Adams · Margaret Leighton
Plot Intellectual William Russell and down-to-earth Joe Cantwell are front runners for a party nomination that will almost certainly mean the Presidency. Cantwell is prepared to use anything to achieve his...
6.8
273 votes
6.8
273 votes
St. Louis Blues
1958 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Allen Reisner
Cast Nat 'King' Cole · Eartha Kitt · Cab Calloway · Ella Fitzgerald
Plot Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he can't...
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