backdrop_path

    Just an Old Sweet Song

    78'

    1976-09-14

    7

    Drama,TV 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.

    WritingMelvin Van PeeblesDirectingRobert Ellis Miller

    Cast

    1

    Nate Simmons

    Robert Hooks

    1

    Priscilla Simmons

    Cicely Tyson

    2

    Junior

    Kevin Hooks

    1

    Highpockets

    Eric Hooks

    1

    Grandma

    Beah Richards

    1

    Joe Mayfield

    Lincoln Kilpatrick

    1

    Helen Mayfield

    Mary Alice

    2

    Mr. Claypool

    Edward Binns

    1

    Trunk

    Sonny Jim Gaines

    1

    Aunt Velvet

    Minnie Gentry

    1

    Darlene

    Tia Rance

    1

    Sheriff

    Philip Wende

    1

    Stand-in (uncredited)

    Albert B. Cooper IV

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. MTM Enterprises
    • Vote Count: 2
    • Popularity: 0.5949
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Just an Old Sweet Song

    Recommndations

    6.0

    Hello Sister, Goodbye...

    A college student must take care of...

    6.3

    Cheaters

    In the fall of 1994, a teacher at...

    6.7

    Girl in the Box

    The true story of 20-year-old Colleen...

    6.5

    Girl Fight

    Inspired by a true story, Girl Fight...

    6.4

    Dolly Parton's Coat of...

    "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors"...

    6.2

    Heaven

    Heaven Leigh Casteel, gifted and...

    6.3

    TalhotBlond

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father...

    7.3

    Homeless to Harvard: The...

    Based on a true story. Liz Murray is...

    6.8

    The Christmas Shoes

    Two separate stories mesh - in the...

    6.4

    Seeds of Yesterday

    The Sheffield family reveal and go...

    6.8

    ...First Do No Harm

    When Lori Reimuller learns that her...

    6.7

    Normal

    A Midwestern husband and father...

    7.1

    Rebound: The Legend of...

    A dramatization of the life of Earl...

    6.1

    Mansfield Park

    Fanny Price is sent to live with her...

    6.8

    Iron Jawed Angels

    Defiant young activists take the...

    6.3

    My Dinner with Hervé

    An unlikely friendship evolves over...

    6.4

    Samantha: An American...

    Kindhearted Samantha Parkington's...

    6.4

    Introducing Dorothy...

    An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy...

    7

    The Perfect Cheerleader

    When college freshman Cassie earns a...

    7.2

    Anne of Green Gables

    Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered...