Black like Me

Name: Black like Me
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-06-30T04:52:58-07:00

1964

Black like Me

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During the '60s, Caucasian journalist John Howard Griffin decided to find out what it was like to be an African-American in the South, so he set out to do so by changing his appearance and going on the road. Based on the book about his experience, this screen adaptation (by director Carl Lerner and his wife Gerda) was not considered by many to be a convincing tale. The plausability of much of the story on film is questionable, including the northern accent of actor James Whitmore, and his poor makeup job--which would not seem to fool anyone. Among the distractions in this drama include the many confusing flashback sequences and illogical circumstances involving the main character. After Black Like Me, Lerner would soon return to his former profession; film editor.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Carl Lerner
Written By:

Carl Lerner, Gera Lerner
In Theaters:

May 20, 1964 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 18, 2012
Runtime:

107 minutes
Studio:

Unknown

Cast

James Whitmore
as John Finley Horton

Clifton James
as Eli Carr

Lenka Peterson
as Lucy Horton

Al Freeman Jr.
as Tom Newcomb

Dan Priest
as Bus Driver

Walter Mason
as Mason

John Marriott
as Hodges

Roscoe Lee Browne
as Christopher

Sorrell Booke
as Dr. Jackson

Richard Ward
as Burt Wilson

Llewellyn B. Skinner
as Stretch

Will Geer

Raymond St. Jacques

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Critic Reviews for Black like Me

All Critics (1) | Rotten (1)

Such unnecessary devices as flashbacks after the opening (so that the film could open with pizazz and fill in background later) reduce a unique and fascinating story to mere low-budget cliche.

January 24, 2020 | Full Review…

Merl Edelman
Los Angeles Free Press