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- Bette DavisAdele Malone
- Ernest Harden, Jr.B.T. Williamson
- Eileen HeckartThree Bag Lady
- Virginia CapersGorilla Sydney
- Anne RamseyHeavy Charm
- Lurene TuttleMrs. McIntyre
- Peg ShirleyJudge Alice Quentin
- Tony BurtonBlack Fighter
- Ernie HudsonCounsellor
- Dan MasonFather Gannon
- Vincent SchiavelliMedic
- Cheryl HarveyProbabtion Woman
Mar 5, 1980 · White Mama: Directed by Jackie Cooper. With Bette Davis, Ernest Harden Jr., Eileen Heckart, Virginia Capers. 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 ...
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- Drama
- Jackie Cooper
- 1980-03-05
March 5, 1980. ( 1980-03-05) White Mama is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jackie Cooper and starring Bette Davis in the title role. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Robert C.S. Downs. It was broadcast as The CBS Wednesday Night Movie on March 5, 1980.
- Drama
Synopsis. Bette Davis was Emmy Award-nominated for her performance of a penniless widow who refuses to go on welfare and takes in a streetwise Black teenager as a foster child to earn money to survive. The script was written especially for her by first-time screenwriter Robert C.S. Downs.
- Jackie Cooper
- John Hancock
Bette Davis ... Adele 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: Ernie Hudson
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Feb 24, 2004 · Date First Available : February 24, 2004. Actors : Bette Davis, Ernest Harden Jr., Eileen Heckart, Anne Ramsey, Lurene Tuttle. Studio : USA Home Video. ASIN : B0001M7N16.
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An elderly widow (Bette Davis) becomes foster mother to a tough teen (Ernest Harden Jr.) as a way to pay her bills.
- Drama