Personal Problems

Personal Problems

Release: 1980 | Community Score: 70%

An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.

Cast

Vertamae Grosvenor

Vertamae Grosvenor

Johnnie Mae Brown
Walter Cotton

Walter Cotton

Charles Brown
Bill Gunn

Bill Gunn

Mr. Damien
Ishmael Reed

Ishmael Reed

Manager of Doggie Diner
Jim Wright

Jim Wright

Father Brown
Margo Williams

Margo Williams

Della
Sam Waymon

Sam Waymon

Raymon
Thommie Blackwell

Thommie Blackwell

Bubba
Michele Wallace

Michele Wallace

Sharon
John H. Wells

John H. Wells

Numbers Man
Miamani Mutima

Miamani Mutima

Woman in Café
Carey Barnes

Carey Barnes

Patient's Uncle
Tres/Marshall M. Johnson, III

Tres/Marshall M. Johnson, III

Aikijutso Waiter
Michael Watts

Michael Watts

Patient
Lester Williams

Lester Williams

Patient's Brother
Dr. Alan Beckles

Dr. Alan Beckles

Doctor
Dr. William Grant

Dr. William Grant

Doctor
Kip Hanrahan

Kip Hanrahan

White radical in bar
Kenny de Louche

Kenny de Louche

Musician in bar
Vincent Hall

Vincent Hall

Musician in bar