White Mama
Brief Synopsis
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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.
Cast & Crew
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Jackie Cooper
Director
John Hancock
Bette Davis
Ernie Hudson
Lanyard A Williams
Ernest Harden
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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.
Director
Jackie Cooper
Director
Cast
John Hancock
Bette Davis
Ernie Hudson
Lanyard A Williams
Ernest Harden
Vincent Schiavelli
Anne Ramsey
Maggie Gwinn
Tony Burton
Robert Ruth
Peg Shirley
Roger Hampton
Cheryl Harvey
Virginia Capers
Tracy Fine
Eileen Heckart
Dan Mason
Jesse D Goins
Eddie Quillan
Lurene Tuttle
Crew
Cleo Anton
Script Supervisor
James Antunez
Transportation Captain
Stephen Barnett
Assistant Director
Dan Carlin
Music Editor
Robert C S Downs
Screenplay
Jerry Dronsky
Editor
Shirley J Eaton
Post-Production Supervisor
Shirley J Eaton
Production Coordinator
Jean Moore Edwards
Producer
Robert Grand
Production Manager
David Handman
Assistant Editor
Caro Jones
Casting
William K Jurgensen
Director Of Photography
Paula Kaatz
Costumes
Mary Keats
Hairdresser
Ron Knox
Gaffer
Peter Matz
Music
Dave Moll
Property Master
Thomas W Moore
Executive Producer
Gary Moreno
Set Decorator
Wayne Mort
Key Grip
Anthony Palmieri
Assistant Camera Operator
Ned Parsons
Art Director
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Effects Editor
Charles Schramm
Makeup Artist
Wendy Shear-terlinden
Assistant Director
Bob Sidell
Makeup Artist
Ron Stein
Stunt Coordinator
William Stevenson
Sound Effects Editor
William Teague
Sound Mixer
Ron Vargas
Camera Operator
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 5, 1980
