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Monday, January 7, 2013

Nothing But A Man (1964)

















































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Storyline
African-American rail worker Duff Anderson (Ivan Dixon) has left his 4-year old son with a nanny and now drifts through life with little ambition. Duff's outlook on life changes when he meets schoolteacher Josie Dawson (Abbey Lincoln), a gentle preacher's daughter. Although Josie's father (Stanley Greene) disapproves of Duff's lifestyle, the two eventually marry. Duff and Josie struggle to hold on to their marriage as Duff must face up to the oppressive racism of 1960s America.

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