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The Docks of New York
A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
Lady Sings the Blues
Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Top Billed Cast
Diana Ross Billie Holiday
Billy Dee Williams Louis McKay
Richard Pryor Piano Man
James T. Callahan Reg Hanley
Paul Hampton Harry
Sid Melton Jerry
Virginia Capers Mama Holiday
Yvonne Fair Yvonne
Isabel Sanford The Madame
Tracee Lyles The Prostitute
Ned Glass The Agent
Milton Selzer The Doctor
Norman Bartold The Detective #1
Clay Tanner The Detective #2
Jester Hairston The Butler
Bert Kramer The Policeman
Paul Micale The Maitre d'
Byron Kane The Announcer
Barbara Minkus Radio Actress
Kay Lewis Angela DeMarco
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