Just an Old Sweet Song
1976Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South. Eventually, the family rediscovers its African-American roots and elects to stay in their new rural surroundings.
Acted in
Robert Hooks
as Nate Simmons
Cicely Tyson
as Priscilla Simmons
Kevin Hooks
as Junior
Eric Hooks
as Highpockets
Beah Richards
as Grandma
Lincoln Kilpatrick
as Joe Mayfield
Mary Alice
as Helen Mayfield
Edward Binns
as Mr. Claypool
Sonny Jim Gaines
as Trunk
Minnie Gentry
as Aunt Velvet
Tia Rance
as Darlene
Philip Wende
as Sheriff
Albert B. Cooper IV
as Stand-in (uncredited)