Personal Problems
7
165 minutes
8/10/1980
Overview
An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.
Cast List
Vertamae Grosvenor
as Johnnie Mae Brown
Walter Cotton
as Charles Brown
Bill Gunn
as Mr. Damien
Ishmael Reed
as Manager of Doggie Diner
Jim Wright
as Father Brown
Margo Williams
as Della
Sam Waymon
as Raymon
Thommie Blackwell
as Bubba
Michele Wallace
as Sharon
John H. Wells
as Numbers Man
Miamani Mutima
as Woman in Café
Carey Barnes
as Patient's Uncle
Tres/Marshall M. Johnson, III
as Aikijutso Waiter
Michael Watts
as Patient
Lester Williams
as Patient's Brother
Dr. Alan Beckles
as Doctor
Dr. William Grant
as Doctor
Kip Hanrahan
as White radical in bar
Kenny de Louche
as Musician in bar
Vincent Hall
as Musician in bar