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Godfrey Cambridge stars in this outrageous comedy directed by maverick filmmaker Melvin Van Peeples(Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song). Jeff Gerber (Cambridge) seems to have it all: a successful career, a nice suburban home, a progressive-thinking wife (Academy Award®-winner Estelle Parsons, Best Supporting Actress, Bonne and Clyde, 1967) and two cute children. But he's also a loud-mouthed racist who wakes up one morning to discover he's turned into a black man. The doctor's have no explanation and no cure for his sudden change. Suddenly, Gerber is a white bigot in black skin who has todeal with a shocked family, intolerant neighbors, cold shoulders at the office and a back seat on the bus!
Original Release
05/27/1970
US Release
05/27/1970
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Godfrey Cambridge | Jeff Gerber |
| Estelle Parsons | Althea Gerber |
| Howard Caine | Mr. Townsend |
| D'Urville Martin | Bus Driver |
| Mantan Moreland | Counterman |
| Kay Kimberly | Erica |
| Kay E. Kuter | Dr. Wainwright |
| Scott Garrett | Burton Gerber |
| Erin Moran | Janice Gerber |
| Irving Selbst | Mr. Johnson |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Godfrey Cambridge | Jeff Gerber |
| Estelle Parsons | Althea Gerber |
| Howard Caine | Mr. Townsend |
| D'Urville Martin | Bus Driver |
| Mantan Moreland | Counterman |
| Kay Kimberly | Erica |
| Kay E. Kuter | Dr. Wainwright |
| Scott Garrett | Burton Gerber |
| Erin Moran | Janice Gerber |
| Irving Selbst | Mr. Johnson |
| Emil Sitka | Delivery Man |
| Lawrence Parke | 1st Passenger |
| Karl Lukas | Policeman #2 |
| Robert Dagny | 2nd Passenger |
| Paul Williams | Employment Office Clerk |
| Ralph Montgomery | Drugstore Boss |
| Charles Lampkin | Dr. Catlin |
| Vivian Rhodes | Gladys |
| Erik L. Nelson | Doorman |
| Matthias Uitz | Cab Driver |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Leon Mirell | Executive Producer |
| John B. Bennett | Producer |
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