The story
A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he brings his fiance, Lutiebelle, in hopes of convincing the plantation owner that she is really his cousin in order to secure the family inheritance. To aid in the comic complications that follow are his family members Missy and Gitlow, and the plantation owners endearing (but ineffectual) son Charlie.
Cast & crew
Ossie DavisReverend Purlie Victorious Judson
Ruby DeeLutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Godfrey CambridgeGitlow JudsonHilda Haynes
Hilda HaynesMissy Judson
Beah RichardsIdella Landy
Alan AldaCharlie Cotchipee
Sorrell BookeOl' Cap', Stonewall Jackson CotchipeeExplore the crew
- Editor
- Ralph Rosenblum
- Producer
- Brock Peters
- Writer
- Ossie Davis
- Director
- Nicholas Webster
- Director of Photography
- Boris Kaufman
- Producer
- Nicholas Webster