The Pocketbook
The Pocketbook (1980)
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Year: 1980
Format: 35mm, b/w, 13 min.
In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy questions the course of his life in this adaptation of Langston Hughes’ short story, "Thank You, Ma'am."
—Ross Lipman
Restored from the original 16mm b/w negative A/B rolls and the original 16mm optical soundtrack by UCLA Film & Television Archive. Laboratory services by Stanford Theatre Film Laboratory, Audio Mechanics and NT Picture and Sound.
Funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation and the Packard Humanities Institute
Film Credits
| Individual | Role(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Woodberry |
Director Producer Writer Editor |
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| Charles Burnett | Cinematographer | |
| Mario DeSilva | Cinematographer | |
| Gary Gaston | Cinematographer | |
| Ray Cherry | Cast | |
| David Jenkins | Cast | |
| Simi Nelson - credited as Ella "Simi" Nelson | Cast | |
| Christopher Thompson | Cast | |
| Phillip Weatherspoon | Cast | |
| Al Williams | Cast |
