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Cain, James M. (James Mallahan) 1892-1977 Cain, James M. (James Mallahan) 1892-1977 Film adaptations Hurst, Fannie 1889-1968 Mothers and daughters Mothers and daughters Drama Parent and adult child Parent and adult child Drama Passing (Identity) Single mothers Single mothers DramaFilter By Subjects
Cain, James M. (James Mallahan) 1892-1977 Cain, James M. (James Mallahan) 1892-1977 Film adaptations Hurst, Fannie 1889-1968 Mothers and daughters Mothers and daughters Drama Parent and adult child Parent and adult child Drama Passing (Identity) Single mothers Single mothers DramaSummary: It explores the friendship between two struggling single mothers: one a working-class white woman who ascends to the top of the business world, and the other her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her rebellious, white-passing daughter. It is this latter relationship attuned to America's bitter racial realities and heartbreakingly enacted by trailblazing Black...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA IMISummary: "Melodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Its iconic performance by Joan Crawford as Mildred, a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawford's career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017