The Pocketbook 1980
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The Pocketbook 1980 Synopsis - In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)
- Released: 1980-01-01
- Runtime: 13 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Ray Cherry, David Jenkins, Simmi Ella Nelson, Christopher Thompson, Phillip Weatherspoon
- Director: Billy Woodberry, Charles Burnett, Gary Gaston, Mario Da Silva, Langston Hughes
- Network: The Pocketbook
- Source: CWR CRB
