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Shadows( 1960)

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A film not to be missed.

Overview

The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ben Carruthers

      Ben

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      Lelia Goldoni

      Lelia

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      Hugh Hurd

      Hugh

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      Anthony Ray

      Tony

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      Dennis Sallas

      Dennis

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      Tom Reese

      Tom

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      David Pokitillow

      David

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      Rupert Crosse

      Rupert

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      Davey Jones

      Davey

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      Pir Marini

      Pir the Piano Player

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      Victoria Vargas

      Vickie

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      Jack Ackerman

      Jack

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      Jacqueline Walcott

      Jacqueline

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      Cliff Carnell

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      Jay Crecco

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      Ronald Maccone

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      Bob Reeh

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      Joyce Miles

      Girl in Restaurant

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      Nancy Deale

      Girl in Restaurant

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      Gigi Brooks

      Girl in Restaurant

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      Lynn Hamilton

      Girl at Party

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      Marilyn Clark

      Girl at Party

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      Joanne Sages

      Girl at Party

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      Jed McGarvey

      Girl at Party

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      Greta Thyssen

      Girl at Party

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      John Cassavetes

      Pedestrian (uncredited)

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      Seymour Cassel

      Al (uncredited)

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      Arlene Corwin

      Girl at Party (uncredited)

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      Bobby Darin

      Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)

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      Avalon Lee

      Girl at Party (uncredited)

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      Ellen Paulos

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Gena Rowlands

      Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)

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      Lisa Seagram

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Jean Shepherd

      Man at Party (uncredited)

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      Mel Stewart

      Man at Party (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Feb 19 2024
    On paper, this jazz-fuelled, experimental looking, observation of racial tensions within a small group of friends made for an interesting concept. The execution though, well I found that really quite messy. There's three siblings. "Benny" (Ben Carruthers); "Hugh" (Hugh Lord) and "Leila" (Leila Goldoni) with the sister having a far fairer skin tone than her brothers. "Benny" is a bit of a loose cannon, going with the flow in life; "Hugh" is a musician who is having a bit of a crisis of confidence that not even his supportive manager "Rupert" (Rupert Cross) can pull him from and finally there's t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • jazz
    • passing for white