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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

Dec 14, 1977
1h 47m
★ 5.4

Overview

A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Radnitz/Mattel Productions

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich Trailers

Cast

Cicely Tyson

Sweets

Cicely Tyson

Paul Winfield

Butler

Paul Winfield

Larry B. Scott

Benjie

Larry B. Scott

Helen Martin

Mrs. Bell

Helen Martin

Glynn Turman

Nigeria

Glynn Turman

David Groh

Cohen

David Groh

Kevin Hooks

Tiger

Kevin Hooks

Kenneth Green

Jimmy Lee

Kenneth Green

Harold Sylvester

Doctor

Harold Sylvester

Erin Blunt

Carwell

Erin Blunt

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