Just an Old Sweet Song

Just an Old Sweet Song

7.078 min
DramaTV Movie

Overview

Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South. Eventually, the family rediscovers its African-American roots and elects to stay in their new rural surroundings.

Movie Info

Release Date: 9/14/1976

Runtime: 78 min

Director: Robert Ellis Miller

Writers: Melvin Van Peebles

Top Cast

Robert Hooks

Robert Hooks

Nate Simmons

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Priscilla Simmons

Kevin Hooks

Kevin Hooks

Junior

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Grandma

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Joe Mayfield

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Helen Mayfield

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

Mr. Claypool

Minnie Gentry

Minnie Gentry

Aunt Velvet

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