Shadows

Oct 14, 1960

1h 27m

★ 6.9

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Lion International

Shadows Trailers

Cast

Ben

Ben Carruthers

Lelia

Lelia Goldoni

Hugh

Hugh Hurd

Tony

Anthony Ray

Dennis

Dennis Sallas

Tom

Tom Reese

David

David Pokitillow

Rupert

Rupert Crosse

Davey

Davey Jones

Pir the Piano Player

Pir Marini

Vickie

Victoria Vargas

Jack

Jack Ackerman

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