CinemaOSMovie · 1980 · 1h 45m · NR
White Mama

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

80%(5)IMDbDramaTV Movie

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.

Directed byJackie Cooper

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
March 5, 1980
Studios
Tomorrow Entertainment

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1 video
White Mama (1980) Movie Trailer

White Mama (1980) Movie Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Father Gannon

Creative team
Directed by
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper
Written by
Robert C.S. Downs
Produced by
Jean Moore Edwards

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