Amazing Grace (1974)
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A widow tries to influence the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, after she discovers that a black candidate is being used by the incumbent mayor to further his own reelection efforts.
- Date of release
- 1974-08-30
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Stan Lathan
Casting
- Slappy White — Forthwith Wilson
- Moms Mabley — Grace
- Stepin Fetchit — Cousin Lincoln
- James Karen — Annenberg
- Gary Bolling — William
- Moses Gunn — Welton J Waters
- Rosalind Cash — Creola Waters
- Butterfly McQueen — Clarine
- George Miles — Blaney
- Dolph Sweet — Mayer Scott
- George Lee Miles — Blaney
- Tamu Blackwell — Girl in church pew
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Baltimore
Amazing Grace is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Stan Lathan and starring Moms Mabley and Moses Gunn. The film's title is a play on words based on the name of the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace".
Production
Mabley suffered a heart attack during filming, but had a pacemaker implanted and returned to complete the filming three weeks after the attack. This film marked Mabley's final appearance on screen. The film also featured cameo appearances by veteran actors Butterfly McQueen and Stepin Fetchit.
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