White Mama (1980)
White Mama (1980)
A proud widow. A frightened homeless kid. Nobody cared about them until they cared enough to fight for each other.
A poor, elderly white woman living in a tenement in a black ghetto is befriended by a neighborhood boy, and the two of them form a mutually beneficial relationship: he provides her companionship and protection, and she becomes the mother he never had.

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Cast

Bette Davis Bette Davis As: Estelle Malone
Ernest Harden Jr. Ernest Harden Jr. As: B.T. Williamson
Eileen Heckart Eileen Heckart As: Three Bag Lady
Virginia Capers Virginia Capers As: Gorilla Sydney
Anne Ramsey Anne Ramsey As: Heavy Charm
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Storyline

A poor, elderly white woman living in a tenement in a black ghetto is befriended by a neighborhood boy, and the two of them form a mutually beneficial relationship: he provides her companionship and protection, and she becomes the mother he never had.


Tagline: A proud widow. A frightened homeless kid. Nobody cared about them until they cared enough to fight for each other.
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Language: English

Release Date: 05 March 1980

Country: US

Runtime: 105m

Company Credits

Company: Tomorrow Entertainment

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Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Estelle Malone

Ernest Harden Jr.

Ernest Harden Jr.

B.T. Williamson

Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Three Bag Lady

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Gorilla Sydney

Anne Ramsey

Anne Ramsey

Heavy Charm

Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Mrs. McIntyre

Tony Burton

Tony Burton

Black Fighter

Peg Shirley

Peg Shirley

Judge Alice Quentin

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Counsellor

Dan Mason

Dan Mason

Father Gannon

Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

Medic

Cheryl Harvey

Cheryl Harvey

Probation Woman

Jesse D. Goins

Jesse D. Goins

Intern

John Hancock

John Hancock

Tall Black Man

Lanyard A. Williams

Lanyard A. Williams

Young Man

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Old White Man

Tracy Fine

Tracy Fine

Candy Striper

Maggie Gwinn

Maggie Gwinn

Waitress

Roger Hampton

Roger Hampton

Man in Alley

Robert Ruth

Robert Ruth

Superintendent

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Jean Moore Edwards

Jean Moore Edwards

Producer

Thomas W. Moore

Thomas W. Moore

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

William B. Jurgensen

William B. Jurgensen

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Ned Parsons

Ned Parsons

Art Direction

Gary Moreno

Gary Moreno

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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