The Strolling '20s - Cast

The Strolling '20s (1966)
TV Movie | Music

The Strolling '20s (1966)

TV Movie | Music

Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical, written by poet and playwright Langston Hughes, which pays tribute to Harlem in the 1920's. ...See moreHarry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical, written by poet and playwright Langston Hughes, which pays tribute to Harlem in the 1920's. Sidney Poitier provides commentary on the era throughout the program, and George Kirby and Nipsey Russell portray various Harlem characters. Program highlights include: Gloria Lynne singing "Good Ol' Wagon"; Brownie McGhee singing "Let the Deal Go Down"; Diahann Carroll singing "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"; Sammy Davis, Jr., singing and tap dancing to "Doin' the New Low Down"; Joe Williams singing "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning"; and Duke Ellington performing "Sophisticated Lady" with a sextet. See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Harry Belafonte Self Self See fewer	Bobby (I) (2006)
Diahann Carroll Self Self See fewer	Julia (1968)
Sammy Davis Jr. Self Self See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Duke Ellington Self Self See fewer	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
George Kirby Self Self See fewer	Trouble in Mind (1985)
Gloria Lynne Self Self See fewer	Seven (1995)
Brownie McGhee Self Self See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Sidney Poitier Self Self See fewer	Lilies of the Field (1963)
Nipsey Russell Self Self See fewer	The Wiz (1978)
Joe Williams Self Self See fewer	Iron Man 3 (2013)