With keshia knight pulliam, phylicia rashad, dorian harewood, barbara montgomery. Check out our selection of popular black films with casts led by african american actors. Polly comin home 1990 in this fantastic sequel to polly, the broadway themed songs and dances are put to good use to tell this fascinating interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for interracial understanding in 1956 alabama. Watch tv series and top rated movies live and on demand with xfinity stream. I remember my mother, big sister, and myself being very excited to view the newly written africanamerican version of the classic polly anna. Polly comin home by walt disney buena vista by debbie allen. Keshia knight pulliam stars as polly, an orphan who moves in with her aunt polly and. Polly restores racial and political harmony in a town split in two in this musical sequel. Celeste holm april 29, 1917 july 15, 2012 was an american stage, film and television actress holm won an academy award for her performance in gentlemans agreement 1947, and was nominated for her roles in come to the stable 1949 and all about eve 1950. Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for interracial understanding. She can walk again, but polly finds the town in a state of disharmony as the townspeople try to adjust to a new director at the orphanage as well as the state of agitation that election can bring. She was dubbed the mother of the black community at the 2010 naacp image. Tv 1998 coming home part 2 tv 1998 coming home part 2 here tv 1998 coming home part 2 youtube tv 1998 coming home part 2 youtube coming home tv serial wikipedia, the free. Polly is a 1989 american madefortelevision musical film adapted from the book pollyanna by eleanor h.
Starring keshia knight pulliam and phylicia rashad tvs the cosby show, polly comin home. Set in 1950s alabama, the film features an all african american cast with the exception of celeste holm. Polly comin home official region 1 dvd release disney for. Polly restores racial and political harmony in a town split in two in this. The runaways joan jett and cherie currie, two rebellious teenagers from southern california, become the frontwomen for the runaways the nowlegendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. I was only nine years old when polly first aired on television. Polly scored a boffo ratings hit, prompting disney tv to assemble a 1990 sequel, polly.
She originated the role of ado annie in the rodgers and hammerstein musical oklahoma. Both films made for a wonderful time filled with drama, song and dance. Find similar and related movies for pollycomin home. Starring phylicia rashad and directed by debbie allen, polly comin home. Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in. Disney movie club, disney movies, movie tv, comin home, wonders of the world, seen, harry potter, watch, amazon.
Keshia knight pulliam phylicia rashad brandon quintin adams 1989 an orphan keshia knight pulliam and her playmate. She also appeared in the movies polly and its sequel polly comin home with her cosby show costar phylicia rashad. Does anyone know where i can find disneys polly and polly comin home made in 1989 and directed by debbie allen. Knight pulliam won a celebrity version of fear factor in september 2002. She is known for her role as clair huxtable on the nbc sitcom the cosby show 198492, which earned her emmy award nominations in 1985 and 1986. Keshia knight pulliam, phylicia rashad, debbie allen. Although she can walk again, polly finds harmony in short supply as the town adjusts to a new orphanage director and election unrest. Does anyone know where i can find disneys polly and polly. Comin home were released on vhs by walt disney home video in 1990. Comin home were the most entertaining familymusicals ever written to inspire the black population. The list contains related movies ordered by similarity.
Stream your favorite shows and movies anytime, anywhere. Dvd disney movie club exclusive african american sequel new polly comin home. Actually there are a ton of made for tv movies from the late 80s and early 90s that i think would be perfect for the club i. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news. From animated features to popular 80s and 90s films. Keshia knight pulliam plays the adorable polly, a young girl who is full of music and love for the world. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed. Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for interracial understanding in 1956 alabama. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Legendary actress phylicia rashad talks about the american black film festival.
Wonderful world of disney tv movie a revised african american version of disneys pollyanna. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, feel good, semi serious and realistic films with plots about orphan, family, friends, youth, family relations, friendship and children mostly in family, musical and fantasy genres. The remakes of shaggy dog and absent minded professor, as well as friendship in vienna, mother goose rock n rhyme, and great expectations to name a few. Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for. Tv movie 1990 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In polly, the cosby shows keshia knight pulliam portrays the. An auto driver becomes the prime suspect in a series of murders and has to race against time to save his loved ones and clear his name. Dvd disney movie club exclusive african american sequel new.
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