Bless Their Little Hearts

Charlie Banks, chronically unemployed, struggles to find dignity and a meaning for life in the impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.

1984

Drama

1h 25min

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Nate Hardman
Charlie Banks
Kaycee Moore
Andais Banks
Angela Burnett
Banks Child
Ronald Burnett
Banks Child
Kimberly Burnett
Banks Child
Langston Woodberry
Mistresses' Son
Eugene Cherry
Gene
Ellis Griffin
Pasquale
Ernest Knight
Duck
Lawrence Pierott
John

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