White Mama

White Mama

1980
1h 45m
8.0

8.0/10

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"A proud widow. A frightened homeless kid. Nobody cared about them until they cared enough to fight for each other."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Tomorrow Entertainment
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 5, 1980
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0081750

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

Key Crew

Jackie Cooper
Director
Robert C.S. Downs
Writer
Jean Moore Edwards
Producer
Thomas W. Moore
Executive Producer