The Pocketbook (1980)

Name: The Pocketbook
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-01-01
Duration: 13 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Ray Cherry, David Jenkins, Simmi Ella Nelson, Christopher Thompson, Phillip Weatherspoon

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StarringRay CherryDavid JenkinsSimmi Ella Nelson

DirectorBilly Woodberry

WriterBilly Woodberry

NR 13 minJan 1st, 1980Drama

Plot

In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)

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