The Pocketbook
1980 | 13m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Billy Woodberry |
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| Writer: | Billy Woodberry, Langston Hughes |
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| In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman) | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1980 |
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| Director: | Billy Woodberry |
| Writer: | Billy Woodberry, Langston Hughes |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | UCLA School of Film and Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 27, 2026 Entered: Jul 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ray Cherry | |
| David Jenkins | |
| Simmi Ella Nelson | |
| Christopher Thompson | |
| Phillip Weatherspoon | |
| Al Williams |
| Name | Job |
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| Billy Woodberry | Writer, Director, Editor |
| Langston Hughes | Original Story |
| Charles Burnett | Director of Photography |
| Vera Da Silva | Sound |
| Ciro Cesar | Assistant Camera |
| Gary Gaston | Director of Photography |
| Mario Da Silva | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Billy Woodberry | Producer |
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