Arthur H. Leonard Director, Producer Tim Moore Bumpsie Actor Elwood Smith Jim Walton Actor Duke Williams Harry Diggs Actor Alan Jackson Mr. Cummings Actor Sheila Guyse Francine Cummings Actor Betti Mays Cristola Cummings Actor Sybil Lewis Mme. Deborah Martin Actor Warren Patterson Donaldson, the landlord Actor Vincent Valentini Writer Jack Goldberg Producer George Webber Cinematographer Jack Kemp Film Editing Melvin Bell Original Music Walter Bishop Original Music Walter Fuller Original Music Sam Corso Art Director Ann Blazier Costume Design Bill Shaw Casting