Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
Cast
Glynn Turman
Harry Brown Jr.
Ted Ross
Charlie Bates
Stanley Bennett Clay
Rennie Brown
S. Pearl Sharp
Jesamine
Art Evans
Tambo
Gene Bell
Harry Brown Sr. - Fat Man
Earl Billings
George
Anthony Amos
Young Harry Jr.
Amechi Uzodinma
Young Rennie
Arthur Rooks
Robert
Carol Sutton
Tess
Wilbur Swartz
Tobias Finch
Robert Earle
Oliver Turpin
Don Lutenbacher
Carmichael
Bill Holliday
Pitchman
Robert Harper
Fair Manager
Tonea Stewart
Carla
Crew
William A. Graham
Director
Esther Shapiro
Writer
Richard Alan Shapiro
Writer
Ronald J. Fagan
Editor
Michael D. Margulies
Cinematography
Edward L. Rissien
Executive Producer
Roger Gimbel
Executive Producer
Mitchell Brower
Producer
Robert Lovenheim
Producer
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
Donald McKayle
Choreographer
Hilyard M. Brown
Art Direction