Mar 06, 2019 aretha franklin amazing grace live at new temple missionary baptist church, 1972 duration. Amazing grace 1974 g 1h 39min comedy 30 august 1974 usa an elderly woman in a baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat slowwitted neighbor is being put up for local office by some shady politicians who have no interest in their. A feisty old woman moms mabley forces moral support on a bigcity candidate moses gunn for mayor. Mabley appeared in the film, along with veteran actors butterfly mcqueen and stepin fetchit, only a year. Grace is a widow who influences the local mayoral election in baltimore, maryland after she discovers her somewhat slowwitted neighbor is being used to run for mayor by shady politicians and the incumbent mayor to further his own self. This thematic connection to the song amazing grace which wilberforce sings passionately in one scene informs the movies own structure. Amazing grace is a 1974 comedy film directed by stan lathan and starring moms mabley as grace teasdale grimes. Official theatrical movie poster for amazing grace 1974. It is a very good movie if you liked either one of them. A pious, churchgoin widow and grandma, grace mabley hasa mouth that could take on the devil himself, and the resolve to smack down an. Amazing grace is a live gospel album by american soul singer aretha franklin.
Not so much because it was just a super great movie, it wasnt, but out of my. An elderly woman in a baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat slowwitted neighbor is being put up for local office by some shady politicians who have no interest in their neighborhood but are interested in getting their hands on the money. He grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his lifes path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often. If that is truly the case, then i wouldnt be surprised if tyler perry took more than a little inspiration for his work from the tonally schizophrenic 1974 film, amazing grace, which was the first and last leading movie role for eightyyearold africanamerican standup comedian jackie moms mabley she died less than a year after the film was. The film was produced by joe boyd, franklin, elliott. Our protagonist is one miss grace teasdale grimes moms mabley, an elderly busybody possessing both a sassy demeanor and a gentle spirit. Staring moms mabley, butterfly mcqueen, stepin fetchit and slappy white. James cleveland himself a wellknown gospel singer, the southern california community choir amazing grace is a revelation. Amazing grace 1974 moms mabley dvd elvis dvd collector. Its interesting seeing an allblack movie from the blaxploitation era with none of the.
Amazing grace the 1974 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. From the movie amazing grace grace moms mabley eavesdrops and judges the mayor dolph sweet whiles hes on a business call. Amazing grace is a 2018 concert film directed by sydney pollack and later realized by producer alan elliott. Though its billed as a comedy, amazing grace contains very little in the way of. The film also recounts the experiences of john newton as a. See the full list of amazing grace cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A comedy in which mably is a mother who is going all out against. Amazing grace is a christian hymn published in 1779, with words written in 1772 by the english poet and anglican clergyman john newton 17251807. Amazing grace is a 1974 comedy film directed by stan lathan and starring moms mabley. Experience an electrifying performance in the brand new concert film amazing grace only in cinemas this may. Witness aretha franklin as youve never seen her before.
The more wilberforce sees through flashbacks and imagined visions pictured while remorseful slave ship captainamazing grace composer john newton albert finney recalls abusing and killing slaves. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Amazing grace will not enter the pantheon of concert films its somewhat shapeless as a movie, and gives little sense of emotional insight into the performer. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Amazing grace 1974 stream and watch online moviefone. The recording was originally released as a double album on june 1, 1972, by atlantic records. With moms mabley, slappy white, rosalind cash, moses gunn. They play their characters well, and its another good old school message that needs to be brought up again.
Amazing grace 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Aretha franklin amazing grace live at new temple missionary baptist church, 1972 duration. An elderly woman in a baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat slowwitted. Feb 02, 2015 1974s amazing grace, released a decade after the civil rights act, is a fictional document of this struggle though in this case, fictional doesnt necessarily mean untrue. Overview of amazing grace, 1974, directed by stan lathan, with moms mabley, slappy white, moses gunn, at turner classic movies. Whos going to put an end to dirty tricks, crooked politicians and lying mayors. Starring slappy white, moms mabley, stepin fetchit, james karen.
Credits and other information from the internet movie database. As astonishing as the sound of franklins singing in 1972 remains, watching her do it is even better. An elderly woman in a baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat slowwitted neighbor is being put up for local office by some shady politicians who have no interest in their neighborhood but are interested in getting their hands on the money that comes into it. Amazing grace 1974 film grace and the mayor metacafe. Mabley appeared in the film, along with veteran actors butterfly mcqueen and stepin fetchit, only a year before her. Amazing grace 1974 moms mabley, billed as the funniest woman in the world, and one of the most successful africanamerican comedians of alltime, brings her biting humor to the big screen in a starring role as amazing grace. Hear classic music from amazing grace, 1974, directed by stan lathan, with moms mabley, slappy white, moses gunn, at tcm. In january, 1972, a 29yearold aretha franklin recorded a live gospel album. Amazing grace is a 1974 light comedy featuring black comedienne moms. Moms mabley is grace teasdale grimes, a baltimore, maryland widow who discovers that the. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Not so much because it was just a super great movie, it wasnt, but out of my respect for moms and slappy. Amazing grace 1974 stan lathan cast and crew allmovie. The title is a reference to the hymn amazing grace. Amazing grace is a 1974 light comedy featuring black comedienne moms mabley as a widow who tries to influence the local mayoral election in baltimore, maryland, after she discovers that a black candidate is being used by the incumbent mayor to further his own reelection efforts. Released 1974, amazing grace stars momsmabley, slappywhite, mosesgunn, rosalindcash the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Amazing grace 1974 film grace and the mayor home latest popular trending. An elderly woman in a baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat. Definitely amazing grace is one of the amazing pieces in the movie puzzle depicting the history of african americans, and it is. Amazing grace is a 2006 britishamerican biographical drama film directed by michael apted, about the campaign against the slave trade in the british empire, led by william wilberforce, who was responsible for steering antislave trade legislation through the british parliament. Mabley appeared in the film, along with veteran actors butterfly mcqueen and stepin fetchit. Buy amazing grace movie posters from movie poster shop.
Grace is a widow who influences the local mayoral election in baltimore, maryland after she discovers her somewhat slowwitted neighbor is being used to run for mayor by shady politicians and. Staring butterfly mcqueen, stepin fetchit, slappy white and jackie moms mabley. Amazing grace official trailer aretha franklin concert. Amazing grace 1974, moms mabley, moses gunn, rosalind cash youtube comedy. Find movie and film cast and crew information for amazing grace 1974 stan lathan on allmovie. The film features aretha franklin recording her 1972 live album of the same name. Amazing grace on dvd 887090088701 from olive films. Franklin, bernard purdie, chuck rainey, clara ward, with cameos by mick jagger, sydney pollack, and charlie watts. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Definitely amazing grace is one of the amazing pieces in the movie puzzle depicting the history of african americans, and it is worth seeing as such. Amazing grace is a 1974 comedy film featuring actresscomedian moms mabley, playing the title role of grace. The movie profiles wilberforces passion, ill health, divinely inspired commitment, deep friendship with william pitt who ultimately became prime minister and especially, pastor john newton, creator of the worldfamous song that gives the movie its title, amazing grace. This movie starred comedienne moms mabley as grace in her only lead role before her untimely death a year later.
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