White Mama

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

1980 1h 45m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 5

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Bette Davis
Estelle Malone
Ernest Harden Jr.
B.T. Williamson
Eileen Heckart
Three Bag Lady
Virginia Capers
Gorilla Sydney
Anne Ramsey
Heavy Charm
Lurene Tuttle
Mrs. McIntyre
Tony Burton
Black Fighter
Peg Shirley
Judge Alice Quentin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jackie Cooper
Writers: Robert C.S. Downs
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jackie Cooper, shot by William B. Jurgensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jerry Dronsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Bette Davis and Ernest Harden Jr. and Eileen Heckart carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0081750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jackie Cooper directs. William B. Jurgensen behind the camera. Jerry Dronsky cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Jackie Cooper, shot by William B. Jurgensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Jerry Dronsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Bette Davis and Ernest Harden Jr. and Eileen Heckart carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A proud widow. A frightened homeless kid. Nobody cared about them until they cared enough to fight for each other.".
6IMDB entry: tt0081750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.