The Pocketbook

The Pocketbook

5.5

1980-01-01

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)

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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)

Released

1980-01-01

Runtime

13

Director

Billy Woodberry

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Production

UCLA School of Film and Television

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    David Jenkins
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    Simmi Ella Nelson
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    Christopher Thompson

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    Phillip Weatherspoon

    Phillip Weatherspoon
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    Al Williams

    Al Williams