Sidewalk Stories (1989)
A New York City street artist rescues a baby girl after her father is murdered. He then sets off to find the mother, but has to first learn how to care for the child. Ultimately he ends up in a horse drawn chase for the murderers.
- Date of release
- 1989-09-15
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (23)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Charles Lane
Casting
- Charles Lane — The Artist
- Robert Clohessy — Alley Tough
- Tom Alpern — Bookseller
- Nicole Alysia — Child
- Edwin Anthony — Penny Pincher
- Angel Cappellino — Bully's Mother
- Edie Falco — Carriage Couple
- Sandye Wilson — Young Woman
- Darnell Williams — Father
- Trula Hoosier — Mother
- Bill Sage — Carriage Couple
- Michael Baskin — Doorman / Street Cop
Interesting facts
Sidewalk Stories is a 1989 American low-budget, nearly silent movie directed by and starring Charles Lane. The black-and-white film tells the story of a young African American man raising a small child after her father is murdered. The film is somewhat reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin's 1921 feature The Kid. The film was televised by PBS as well as saw limited exposure on VHS and cable television in the 1990s.
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