Just an Old Sweet Song (film)

Just an Old Sweet Song
Directed by	Robert Ellis Miller
Written by	Melvin Van Peebles
Based on	Just an Old Sweet Song 1976 Novel
Starring	Cicely Tyson Robert Hooks
Music by	Melvin Van Peebles
Production company	Company Four
Distributed by	MTM Enterprises
Release date	September 14, 1976 (1976-09-14)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	US
Language	English

Just an Old Sweet Song is a 1976 TV film by MTM Enterprises and Company Four, based on the novel of the same name that also came out in the same year. Melvin Van Pebbles, author of the novel, wrote the script and composed the music.

Plot

A family from Detroit takes a two-week vacation in the south which makes multiple changes in their life they didn't think were possible.[1]

Cast

• Cicely Tyson as Precilla
• Robert Hooks as Nate
• Kevin Hooks as Junior
• Beah Richards as Grandma
• Eric Hooks as Highpockets
• Mary Alice as Helen
• Edward Binns as Mr. Claypool
• Sonny Jim Gaines as Trunk
• Minnie Gentry as Aunt Velvet[2]

Home Media

United American Video released a VHS copy of the film on October 9, 1998.[3]

References

1. "Just an Old Sweet Song". www.tcm.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
2. Just an Old Sweet Song (TV Movie 1976) – IMDb, retrieved February 3, 2021
3. "Just an Old Sweet Song". www.amazon.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.