Blessed Assurance

The story

Upon his discharge following the Korean War, soldier Jerry moves back to the small town in South Carolina where he grew up. Jerry is reunited with his old flame Leslie, gets a job as an insurance salesman and begins to heal from the emotional damage caused by the war. But Jerry faces a serious moral dilemma when the job he depends on for his livelihood leads him to take advantage of an elderly African-American woman and the members of her community.

Cast & crew

Grant ShowJerry Shand

Cicely TysonVesta Lotte Battle

Lori LoughlinLeslie

George WendtSam

Cari ShayneClaire Gundry

Rebecca KoonZella Shand

Bob KingJuel Shand

Allan Gurganus

Allan GurganusProfessor Title

Stephen Michael AyersDon Cahoun

Helen Alexander

Helen AlexanderWhite Woman in Church

Shannon EubanksMrs. Grundy

Tommy CresswellMr. Grundy