Porgy and Bess (1959)

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Directed by: Otto Preminger
Top Billed Cast: Pearl Bailey, Leslie Scott, Scatman Crothers
Runtime: 138 minutes
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Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Porgy
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
Bess
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Maria
Brock Peters
Brock Peters
Crowne
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Clara
Leslie Scott
Leslie Scott
Jake
Ruth Attaway
Ruth Attaway
Serena Robbins
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Detective
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
Peter
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Everdinne Wilson
Annie
Ivan Dixon
Ivan Dixon
Jim
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers
Crabman
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Dancer
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols
Dancer

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