List of the best Pearl Bailey movies: Norman... Is That You?(1976), St. Louis Blues(1958), Carmen Jones(1954), Porgy and Bess(1959), All the Fine Young Cannibals(1960), Isn't It Romantic?(1948) ... ...
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
1976
92 Minutes
Beatrice Chambers
Redd Foxx Pearl Bailey Dennis Dugan Michael Warren Tamara Dobson Vernee Watson Jayne Meadows George Furth Barbara Sharma Wayland Flowers
father mother son gay man lover prostitute amusing playful lighthearted cheeky dry cleaners tucson, ariz. los angeles bus apartment mcdonald's generation gap family dysfunction adultery homophobia
Parents (Redd Foxx, Pearl Bailey) discover their son is gay and lives in Hollywood with his white lover (Dennis Dugan).
Biography
USA
1958
93 Minutes
Aunt Hagar
Nat King Cole Eartha Kitt Pearl Bailey Ruby Dee Cab Calloway Ella Fitzgerald Mahalia Jackson
Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he can't stay away from the music of the ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1954
105 Minutes
Frankie
Dorothy Dandridge Harry Belafonte Pearl Bailey Olga James Diahann Carroll Roy E. Glenn Sr. Nick Stewart Joe Adams Brock Peters Sandy Lewis Mauri Lynn
sexy woman soldier fugitive love interest sergeant emotional sultry suspenseful louisiana nightclub chicago army camp jealousy seduction love triangle war murder obsession forbidden love rivalry
Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.
Musical, Drama, Romance
USA
1959
138 Minutes
Maria
Sidney Poitier Rouben Mamoulian Dorothy Dandridge Sammy Davis Jr. Pearl Bailey Brock Peters Leslie Scott Diahann Carroll Ruth Attaway Clarence Muse Everdinne Wilson
poor person drug addict african-american disabled person drug dealer beautiful woman emotional melodramatic sultry charleston, s.c. shantytown catfish row love triangle poverty drug addiction romantic dilemma hard times difficult decision underdog love
A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.
Drama
USA
1960
112 Minutes
Ruby
Robert Wagner Natalie Wood George Hamilton Susan Kohner Pearl Bailey Jack Mullaney Onslow Stevens Anne Seymour Virginia Gregg Mabel Albertson Louise Beavers
The minister of the town has died and his son Chad has no tears for him. Sarah, who now calls herself Salome, is pregnant with Chad's baby, but Chad has no future, no job and no money. ... See full summary »
Musical
1948
87 Minutes
Addie
Veronica Lake Mona Freeman Mary Hatcher Billy De Wolfe Roland Culver Patric Knowles Richard Webb Pearl Bailey
A Southern major lives in circa-1900 Indiana with his three flirtatious daughters (Veronica Lake, Mona Freeman, Mary Hatcher).