Stompin' at the Savoy (1992, Lynn Whitfield, Vanessa Williams, Jasmine Guy, Mario Van Peebles)

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    As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline (Vanessa Williams), Esther (Lynn Whitfield) and Alice (Jasmine Guy) struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs, dreaming of stardom, riches and happiness. By night, they dance their troubles away at the famous Savoy Ballroom. But when World War II appears on the horizon, the girls find their fortunes unfolding too unevenly to reconcile, and they inevitably begin to drift apart. *******************************************************************************************************
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 610

  • @sOnlight67
    @sOnlight67 6 років тому +455

    So many stunningly BEAUTIFUL black women in one place!

  • @rebeccawrite1614
    @rebeccawrite1614 6 років тому +310

    one of my favorites! Oh Man I connected with this movie and I was just a kid! All of these actress' are legends, in my book!

    • @tiffanywaldon4875
      @tiffanywaldon4875 6 років тому +9

      Rebecca Write Absolutely! Nothing but respect! Bonafide actresses, not media sensations! I actually met Lynn Whitfield in an elevator a couple of months ago. Very nice lady. 😃

    • @sofumba
      @sofumba 6 років тому +7

      An AMAZING cast of Actors who just happen to be Brown!! Vanessa (both), Jasmine, Lynn, Dawn, Mario, Debbie-(HILARIOUS!), Darnell, all my Favs........we need more scripts like these!!!

    • @sheasheayv8543
      @sheasheayv8543 6 років тому +2

      "Oh the web we weave" "when first we do deceive".

    • @mariellclement8092
      @mariellclement8092 5 років тому +1

      Jasmine Guy's performance was spectacular. She channeled her inner Ruby Dee, and brought it out. Excellent!

  • @MI-vn4tp
    @MI-vn4tp 5 років тому +447

    During this period black people may have been poor but they had class and ethics. They didn’t mind working hard even if it was washing dishes. When they got together they weren’t maids and chauffeurs they were kings and queens. The music was phenomenal back then.

    • @mikaelahharris8985
      @mikaelahharris8985 5 років тому +9

      Spot on!!

    • @peacelover2767
      @peacelover2767 5 років тому +34

      because back then black boys and girls grew up in a home with a mom and a dad. The exclusion of the father is what killed the black family

    • @sirsmitty5123
      @sirsmitty5123 5 років тому +10

      How do you figure??? Lynn Whitfield's character had ZERO ethics. And the story pretty much centered around her.

    • @anuncolonizedmind6296
      @anuncolonizedmind6296 5 років тому +9

      work is for slaves, entrepreneurship is the way to go. If u are going to work hard, work hard for yourself. instead of being a slave to a boss, that tell u when to come & go, when to go to the bathroom, eat or take a break. I taught my sons to get a trade that they can use to start a business or just to start a business in something that interests them.

    • @freema9246
      @freema9246 5 років тому +12

      @@peacelover2767 i disagree. There are PLENTY of single parent homes that produce decent law abiding productive members of society. I wouldn't say a black family is ruined because there is no father. Get a grip and stop with the excuses. In general, people are degenerates because yhey make poor choices.

  • @cgogetit
    @cgogetit 5 років тому +137

    I understand Dorothy's pain! I've been there. Family will take you outta here if you let them. It is okay to say NO! Family over everything isn't necessarily true for everyone.

  • @reign1016
    @reign1016 6 років тому +123

    You slay me lawwwd I felt that lol but back then women were women & men were real men!!😍

  • @oldschool3217
    @oldschool3217 5 років тому +167

    Directed by Debbie Allen...Excellent work.

  • @turnthepage867
    @turnthepage867 5 років тому +88

    Historic character types represented:
    Vanessa: Billie Holliday
    Lynn: Madame C.J. Walker
    Mario:Duke Ellington

  • @dizie1722
    @dizie1722 4 роки тому +51

    Walter thought he was avoiding the gold digger by blowing Pauline off and going with Esther and found out that Esther was the gold digger. She used that man for every connection he had and then screwed him over with the liquor license. It shows you can never judge a book by its cover.

    • @melaninenriched7844
      @melaninenriched7844 4 роки тому +3

      Yep. If anything Pauline might've left him early getting bored but if not that she would've stayed loyal to him.

    • @SF-sl7fi
      @SF-sl7fi 2 роки тому +3

      Sometimes you should judge a book by the cover though.

    • @SouthernBushmeat
      @SouthernBushmeat 5 місяців тому

      🙏TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL... TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH... SO HELP US GOD ALMIGHTY🙏

  • @marieanderson5989
    @marieanderson5989 6 років тому +144

    Esther was thinking like a man long before Steve Harvey came along.

  • @ginahochstein3716
    @ginahochstein3716 5 років тому +97

    Estelle was so afraid of poverty, and she was so proud that she wanted to take care of herself, that she grabbed and secured money to the point of sacrificing love and friendship for it. She would not have needed to do that. But she had no faith in love. Walter loved her and he was doing well. She indeed loved money even more than herself.
    She sabotaged herself and destroyed every good thing she had for a liquor store. When she could have had it all, if she could have seen the value of it. Hers is the sadest story.

    • @WaterfallVee
      @WaterfallVee 5 років тому +5

      It is for a hair salon.

    • @nappyscribe1987
      @nappyscribe1987 5 років тому +2

      EXACTLY

    • @clintjohnson1023
      @clintjohnson1023 5 років тому +4

      @@WaterfallVee no it was a liquor store,that's why she slept with the guy.For a liquor licence.

    • @4everdee33
      @4everdee33 4 роки тому +3

      Right. She has to live with that misery....

    • @rubychew6535
      @rubychew6535 4 роки тому +3

      She might have come from a bad home and wanted to be secure. I'm glad to see that she was strong enough to take care of herself.

  • @ladymayjazz
    @ladymayjazz 6 років тому +118

    You can not find this movie anywhere for some reason! Thanks so much for uploading. Great film and actresses!❤

  • @sharonsylvie9100
    @sharonsylvie9100 5 років тому +55

    Vanessa Williams character was my favorite she had so much sass!!

    • @Dwilli1_thebussyboy
      @Dwilli1_thebussyboy 8 місяців тому +1

      By far and that VOICE was made for those timeless hits.

  • @faith.l2657
    @faith.l2657 6 років тому +63

    One of the best, classiest, most beautiful, sexiest, well made movies that I have ever viewed. Not to mention, the lovely, all star, cast of gorgeous black actors/actresses, who exuded, dignity, principals, finesse & excellence. Debbie, you out did yourself with directing this fine work of art. Thank you for sharing cultured piece of a brillance!!!!!! P.S Lynn went about achieving her dreams in the wrong manner, however, who says we can't have both...love/career....If not, you marry just for love, you end up broke & sick/dead like Alice, insane like Dorothy, empty like Pauline

  • @amygonzales9146
    @amygonzales9146 5 років тому +101

    Anyone remember The Women of Brewster Place!? THAT'S A GREAT MOVIE!! 😉😉😉

  • @natalielmr
    @natalielmr 5 років тому +47

    An oldie but goodie. That Mario Van Peebles...oh so handsome!

  • @torreyboyd2755
    @torreyboyd2755 6 років тому +362

    I have always felt like I should have been born in the era. The respect, class, and pride.

    • @LauraJeanBabbitt
      @LauraJeanBabbitt 6 років тому +26

      Then this era really needs you. May you prosper, and influence others with your high values. God bless.

    • @safiyaking8452
      @safiyaking8452 6 років тому +28

      Wow, me too! My soul is connectd to that era. Watch all the documentaries n archival footage of that time. If there is such a thing~a transport of spirits~I kno I was there

    • @tanishaharper4079
      @tanishaharper4079 6 років тому +5

      Perfect

    • @esharenee4186
      @esharenee4186 6 років тому +20

      Same. But God is going to use you in this one.

    • @dominiquebenson4363
      @dominiquebenson4363 6 років тому +3

      .yes jesus baby u is fine than a silver dollar on hot Sunday
      I'm a man

  • @jrh4707
    @jrh4707 6 років тому +74

    How did her sister meet all those folks !! She just got there😩

    • @IconicSwaggerMedia
      @IconicSwaggerMedia 5 років тому +6

      JR H 😂😂😂😂RIGHT! I Thought The Same Thing!

    • @HoneyHoneyBaby
      @HoneyHoneyBaby 5 років тому +1

      JR H Lol!!!

    • @cinemeleon2808
      @cinemeleon2808 5 років тому +1

      Please stop reaching. You ascribed things to her that were not even true of her character. Can't a woman just relax and have fun without being relegated to all of this? Sheesh, lol.

    • @natashiawilliams8838
      @natashiawilliams8838 5 років тому +6

      Yeah that bitch was doing to much

    • @krissyj.7740
      @krissyj.7740 4 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂 right!

  • @lacecocoa6272
    @lacecocoa6272 6 років тому +169

    This was back then when they represented black people in all shades now they just wanted to use biracial people who look white with some white people and have everybody date interracially and call that a show that black people posed to watch shaking my head but all of what I've stated is facts

    • @idgafjackson6686
      @idgafjackson6686 6 років тому +16

      Lacedra Minor that's because that's what it was back in the day it wasn't no separation from light skin to dark skin we were all just colored folks now ignorance self-hate has separated us and driven us apart #whitemansplan

    • @getfitnow29
      @getfitnow29 6 років тому +3

      PREACH.

    • @tammyharless8009
      @tammyharless8009 6 років тому +5

      I feel n always have n will we r all family..we come from God..each n everyone of us..much love to everyone!!

    • @lacecocoa6272
      @lacecocoa6272 6 років тому +5

      @Narc 1820 it's worse now #facts

    • @lacecocoa6272
      @lacecocoa6272 6 років тому +2

      @@idgafjackson6686 so true

  • @DiamondRubyJewel
    @DiamondRubyJewel 6 років тому +43

    BLACK WOMEN BACK THEN WERE NATURALLY STUNNING AND BEAUTIFUL WITH REAL CHARACTER. I LOOKED UP TO THEM ALL AS A LIL GIRL. THEY ARE STILL MY STANDARD OF BEAUTY ALL THE WAY OLD SCHOOL ALL DAY. ENJOY MY PLAYLISTS.R REAL MUSIC

  • @jwool6480
    @jwool6480 5 років тому +49

    To me a woman has to do what a woman has to do when it comes to surviving and not to depend on men to fulfill your needs when they change like the weather. Do not fall for the sweet talking Tony or etc. all talking no action plan and no proof. Just sex babies and broken dreams. Strong women need strong men and support not jealous men that do not celebrate with them. That goes both ways.

  • @palmon...
    @palmon... 5 років тому +77

    I feel you Dorothy...Unwanted family out the blue coming to house is crazy!

    • @littlefinger5199
      @littlefinger5199 4 роки тому +5

      Palmon i was waiting for her to kick all of them out but she kept screaming. Her mental break was unexpected.

    • @tremekawilson9238
      @tremekawilson9238 Рік тому +5

      It pissed me off when her sister showed up and had all of those people in her house.

  • @melaninmeasmr5927
    @melaninmeasmr5927 5 років тому +65

    No wonder everybody was skinny back then all that jumpin around!😩😂😂😭😭🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃

  • @kitkeller5831
    @kitkeller5831 4 роки тому +25

    Vanessa Bell Calloway is an exceptional actor.

  • @clarak.mallah4137
    @clarak.mallah4137 5 років тому +64

    Never sleep with your friend's man

    • @eveenterprises7913
      @eveenterprises7913 5 років тому +4

      That part!!!!

    • @gailjones7044
      @gailjones7044 4 роки тому +3

      RIGHT!

    • @SouthernBushmeat
      @SouthernBushmeat 5 місяців тому

      🙏TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL... TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH... SO HELP US GOD ALMIGHTY🙏

  • @blackcocksman4113
    @blackcocksman4113 5 років тому +41

    Lesson To Be Learned : True Friends And No Money Will Get You To Better Times Than Money And False Friends.......Hmmm🤔

  • @sweetvictory89
    @sweetvictory89 5 років тому +104

    2019 at 29 yrs of age and I'm just now hearing of this movie??? How did this slip past my list of classics

    • @aliascrafts4216
      @aliascrafts4216 4 роки тому +2

      Thats cause its a 92 movie im a 90s baby too im 29 also im just hearing of this movie

    • @TheHoodHippi
      @TheHoodHippi 4 роки тому +3

      Malika Zaiahna same 2019 and I’m 26 wow

    • @aliascrafts4216
      @aliascrafts4216 4 роки тому +2

      @@TheHoodHippi
      Yea im like wats this

    • @krissyj.7740
      @krissyj.7740 4 роки тому +1

      Same! N im 35 in 2020!!

    • @marionbattle5577
      @marionbattle5577 4 роки тому +4

      Girl keep watching over and w, you’ll see something different each time 💚

  • @tamikagreen8671
    @tamikagreen8671 5 років тому +72

    Everyone talks about Esther, but Vanessa Williams as Pauline was played exceptionally. She was the only person true to herself.

  • @melaniebiggins9203
    @melaniebiggins9203 4 роки тому +14

    How in the hell did Esther cheat on Walter with Calvin? Really?? As fine as Mario Van Peebles is, Esther was tripping! It's sad how people would sell their soul to the devil for a lousy dollar... Smh!

  • @knockitoffsam
    @knockitoffsam 4 роки тому +9

    Why did y’all keep Vanessa Bell Calloway out of the title and description? I’m kind of disturbed that the one dark skinned lead was left out. Y’all need to fix that shit

  • @LaReginaPatrizia
    @LaReginaPatrizia 5 років тому +86

    Pauline's character was interesting. She was jealous of the other girls' successes before hers because she probably figured that her skin color and hair would have garnered success easily. Yet, she was impressive because she let the boyfriend know that he could not treat her any old way. She could have lived off of men all along because of her looks but didn't, which was true.

    • @jazmintruesdale584
      @jazmintruesdale584 5 років тому +9

      You're right. Another point is that her character is clearly a superstar that could easily have been as big as Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, or Ginger Rogers at that time but despite being talented and so beautiful it makes your eyes hurt...she's black. Of all the girls her dreams are the biggest.

    • @nayurimonios4814
      @nayurimonios4814 4 роки тому +1

      LaReginaPatrizia that might actually been one her best lines in the movie

    • @melaninenriched7844
      @melaninenriched7844 4 роки тому +9

      She was the only realist out of the four of them. She understood what life was like just as they did but she didn't have the greed Dee & Ester had nor was she naive like Alice.

  • @ememobongnkana
    @ememobongnkana 6 років тому +93

    Unbridled ambition is dangerous. Different women, different stories. Some died even before they got a chance to live, some died while living while others just lived in fear and regret... Nice movie though

    • @shaybelle8495
      @shaybelle8495 5 років тому +2

      Ememobong Nkana I love this comment.

    • @kiarahoward4025
      @kiarahoward4025 5 років тому +2

      Love the words you wrote. I heard it a million times but not in this light. Got me thinking, I needed this

    • @sanharrison7533
      @sanharrison7533 5 років тому +1

      Ememobong Nkana POWERFUL TRUE WORDS

    • @tmat2024
      @tmat2024 6 місяців тому

      Agreed

  • @saundra656
    @saundra656 5 років тому +22

    Dawn Lewis really sings "Stairways to the Stars" oh man, my fav!!

  • @stephaniebryant4037
    @stephaniebryant4037 6 років тому +124

    I always come back to this movie one of my favorites reminds me of my grandmother and what black women had to go through the ups and down as well as the dance and music of this era of the 1940"s. Black women were classy and sophisticated and they carried themselves with dignity and pride and learn how to have fun and to make the best of sometimes of a bad situation and made it work for their beneifit. Women of this time did what they had to do they were strong and resilient. Most real women didn't come back years later crying about what happen to them they keep it moving.

    • @quietstorm483
      @quietstorm483 6 років тому +16

      Stephanie Bryant Well said! I love looking at photos of my grandparents and their siblings and friends from the thirties and forties. Everybody and I mean everybody looked so beautiful and handsome. You would not believe that they worked in kitchens, Pullman porters, janitors and nannies. Off the clock they carried themselves with such dignity and grace.

    • @CamsPurpleCorner
      @CamsPurpleCorner 6 років тому +9

      Stephanie Bryant So TRUE!🤗 They sure don't "make em like that No more".......Black ppl were Strong, Dignified, Beautiful, RESILIENT, & Classy!👏👏👏👏 I Love seeing old pics and hearing stories, during the 30's-40's.💜💜💜💜💜

    • @nuknuknuk111
      @nuknuknuk111 6 років тому +1

      Stephanie Bryant facts

    • @pleaselistenbeforeyouspeak3086
      @pleaselistenbeforeyouspeak3086 6 років тому +3

      Could not say any better- My mother was from this time ( well, she was born in 40; and BEAUTIFUL and smart- in every way. We were; classy, and not pretentiously so....it was real, embedded in who we were. We didn't celebrate "ho/b-status", tack weaves, fake lashes, strife-wielding...and thinking this was it....celebrating men who cheat but"take care of home"....aka/translation: foolishness. The era, save the hell of racism at its evilest, sheer elegance. People didn't try to look as tacky as they can and call it cool...we were about progress; thinking for yourself was not only "in", it was reality. Yes ma'am. Well said.

    • @anntoniamitchell6873
      @anntoniamitchell6873 5 років тому +3

      I am so glad, we're in a new day & age where people mostly don't have this backwards ass old school mentality. A space where people can show emotions freely without judgement.

  • @clarak.mallah4137
    @clarak.mallah4137 5 років тому +24

    She lost her man and her friend trying to be desperate! Sad!

  • @blacksultan85
    @blacksultan85 6 років тому +72

    kinda sad how they drift apart it just wasn't the same anymore.

  • @truthseeker4460
    @truthseeker4460 5 років тому +36

    Poor Alice. And I have to say I do hate Ester's greed and sefishness, but I did love her drive.

  • @idgafjackson6686
    @idgafjackson6686 6 років тому +116

    Poor Dorothy a broken heart drove her insane she love that white men dearly but she knew what reality was also and that time and era

    • @tuity3357
      @tuity3357 5 років тому +13

      idgaf Jackson he wanted her to come

    • @maclogan8977
      @maclogan8977 5 років тому +16

      I don't think he understood what he was getting into with Dorthy..and she told him that

    • @tashabrevard1865
      @tashabrevard1865 5 років тому +8

      He was passing for white because he wanted those good acting roles. He wanted better chance in society.

    • @spicyhot2552
      @spicyhot2552 5 років тому +29

      Dorothy should've took a chance and left with her white boyfriend ..he wanted her to come with him. He loved her ..If Dorothy had've went with him she probably wouldn't have had a mental breakdown and ended up in a institution.

    • @secreteobsession3584
      @secreteobsession3584 5 років тому +15

      @@maclogan8977 I agree Dorothy saw the future white people didn't understand but then they would have called him a n***** lover and they probably would have killed him but sometimes you've got to follow your heart she still could have went with him just protect herself and not always be out in public with him and if she is just pretend to be something else just to be with him that's what I would have done because her letting him go look what happened to her she went insane

  • @carolsword7237
    @carolsword7237 5 років тому +40

    This movies is one of my favorites. The story, the characters, all of it...well done. It's art imitating life or could be life imitating art. Either way, the cast captures the time and plays it effortlessly. It draws me in every time I watch it. The most poignant message I take from it is; life does not guarantee a happy ending, the decisions we make , or don't make, dictate our journey. Death comes to us all sooner or later, and sometimes it lingers before striking. Friends, real friends, will always be at your side. All must learn to acknowledge mistakes and to ask for forgiveness.

    • @secreteobsession3584
      @secreteobsession3584 5 років тому +2

      It was great movie but left me feeling sad which is not good

    • @carolsword7237
      @carolsword7237 5 років тому +4

      @@secreteobsession3584 I agree. Not just in movies, but sad endings are a part life. We don't always have control over how things end in life. That too, is a very poignant point; life ends. Death comes in many forms before we are buried. My hope is not to offend, just offering my reply, my thoughts to your comment. Have a blessed day.

  • @sydney5329
    @sydney5329 5 років тому +27

    Wow they purposely left out the dark skinned woman (Vanessa Bell Calloway) in the movie's description , smh

  • @tyrarenae3486
    @tyrarenae3486 5 років тому +54

    Man, that sister of Dorothy! Just a mess!😠

    • @rubychew6535
      @rubychew6535 4 роки тому +3

      I believe Dorothy snapped because she was put back into the situation in which she had come from. She loved Jeremy but she knew she would not be accepted.

    • @cynthiaculbreath121
      @cynthiaculbreath121 3 роки тому +1

      @@rubychew6535 His name was Bill Jeremy, and most likely that's why Dorothy sister's husband left her. She was no good from the beginning. She was a user and a loser.

  • @MsJ.Teacher2Tech
    @MsJ.Teacher2Tech 5 років тому +37

    "Whitley" She should have never married Ernest without him having a job, then she should have left him when he complained about the food.

    • @magicblack2709
      @magicblack2709 5 років тому +8

      You obviously have no idea of how hard it was for black men back then.

    • @lalaorange5398
      @lalaorange5398 5 років тому +3

      you mean Jasmine guy

    • @rubychew6535
      @rubychew6535 4 роки тому +7

      I couldn't understand when he washed dishes so that she could go to the party but he couldn't get a job before this. And then, when she got sick he went to the CCC camp. I think he just wanted to live off Alice. I think Alice's friends saw that Ernest

    • @ninawestlake14
      @ninawestlake14 2 роки тому

      @@magicblack2709 Absolutely no excuse. They always claim to have it hard. Weren't Walter and the other guy black too?

    • @ninawestlake14
      @ninawestlake14 2 роки тому +2

      @@rubychew6535 Ernest was a mess of a man. Weak!

  • @kylieaharris4361
    @kylieaharris4361 6 років тому +96

    Having everything is worth nothing without love.

  • @articulatemadness
    @articulatemadness 6 років тому +87

    "You ain't in the business but you got a heart like a HOE! C'mon girl, do me!" - Estelle

  • @mariellclement8092
    @mariellclement8092 5 років тому +17

    LYNN, VANESSA, VANESSA B. JASMINE, DAWN, DEBBIE...ALL THE QUEENS HOLDING COURT. LOVE IT!...

  • @cynthiahoggatt6911
    @cynthiahoggatt6911 6 років тому +95

    love them all black queens

  • @sarojaband4664
    @sarojaband4664 5 років тому +55

    A forgotten Masterpiece. Deep respect.

  • @maclogan8977
    @maclogan8977 5 років тому +41

    Never knew Vanessa Williams could sing so beautifully...

    • @raineyj560
      @raineyj560 5 років тому +14

      Mac Logan yes, download her albums, her voice is amazing

    • @getfitnow29
      @getfitnow29 5 років тому +8

      Yassss. Vanessa was bad in her day.

    • @ellenfollins4464
      @ellenfollins4464 2 роки тому +7

      Didn't she sing in Miss America contest

    • @sbella6719
      @sbella6719 2 роки тому +9

      Huh? Singing was before her acting career

    • @Dwilli1_thebussyboy
      @Dwilli1_thebussyboy 8 місяців тому

      this cant be a real human being. The 16 x Grammy nominated Singer and Broadway Superstar herself Ms. Vanessa Williams. ICON TRAILBLAZER. Emmy nominated. "Oscar Award" winning hit "Colors of the Wind". The 1st black representation of beauty and brains i.e., (Ms. America) followed by the biggest scandalized moment..gtfoh LOL😂😢😮😅

  • @2toofine
    @2toofine 6 років тому +32

    1of my favorite movies! I was 12/13 when this first came on. I met Vanessa Bell Callaway some years ago and she signed the Jet Magazine with the cast on the cover!!! #yjj

  • @sorayawalters1455
    @sorayawalters1455 5 років тому +16

    I would go crazy too if i have a freeloader living with me

    • @marionbattle5577
      @marionbattle5577 4 роки тому

      Yes🥴

    • @goddesslov3339
      @goddesslov3339 2 роки тому

      Been there , 😮‍💨 it’s not easy to let someone you love struggle & be homeless . I guess people like me gotta learn the hard way 🤷🏾‍♀️

  • @dennybenz5846
    @dennybenz5846 5 років тому +26

    Why aren’t these great movies on dvds

    • @sharnida
      @sharnida 3 роки тому +1

      Good question

    • @sbella6719
      @sbella6719 2 роки тому +1

      I've been searching a long time

  • @machiavellbritish5404
    @machiavellbritish5404 5 років тому +16

    "You gon end up being a hood ornament girl!" 😂😂😂
    1:18:44

  • @donnak1217
    @donnak1217 5 років тому +13

    Ester was a greedy girl ! Dorothy and Alice and Pauline those where good girls 👍👍👍thanks for upload 👍👍

  • @barblucas9188
    @barblucas9188 5 років тому +16

    Women back in these days had class. Love the music and their clothes. Women today could learn something from these ladies!

    • @tatianadaniel3569
      @tatianadaniel3569 Рік тому +2

      Every generation says the same thing about the present generation. Crazy enough, the ladies of those time were called "fast" for being more "outgoing" (clubbing, having sex before marriage, smoking, etc...)

    • @tmat2024
      @tmat2024 6 місяців тому

      ​@tatianadaniel3569 Spot on. Sin is sin. Sleeping around, with coiffed hair and a long dress is the same as getting it on with a front lace, tattoos, and booty shorts.

  • @KiRetteCouture
    @KiRetteCouture 6 років тому +31

    The dialogue is excellent!

  • @DiamondRubyJewel
    @DiamondRubyJewel 6 років тому +50

    AT 1 HOUR & 33MINUTES, THAT SISTER AND HER BRATS WOULDN'T HAVE MOVED IN WITH ME AND DEMANDED MY KEY AND NOT ASKING!!!AND LYNNE WHITEFIELD'S CHARACTER WAS SCANDALOUS...ROTTEN INSIDE. GOOD MOVIE. IT FEELS LIKE 1943 EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE DELICIOUS DAYS OF 1992 WHEN THIS WAS FILMED.

    • @ginahochstein3716
      @ginahochstein3716 5 років тому +5

      DiamondRubyJewel, yes Dorothy got run over by her relative. She was already broken because she had sent away the man she loved and all she had was the safety of her home. So what, if they would have faced the segregated social programing?
      Ester was ambitious but got greedy later. She self sabotaged. Why do we do that?
      Did she not have enough with her beauty shop? She had a very nice man. Why did she throw him away? She betrayed three people including herself.

    • @maclogan8977
      @maclogan8977 5 років тому

      They mentioned the great depression at the start ..that would have been the late20's into the 30's

    • @maclogan8977
      @maclogan8977 5 років тому

      Filmed in the 90"s..

    • @xclusively_meh6631
      @xclusively_meh6631 4 роки тому +1

      I saw Calvin smoking a black and mild and just knew this had to be filmed later in years 😅

  • @erikagarnett3197
    @erikagarnett3197 5 років тому +12

    But what I want to know is what happened to Ernest? When Alice got sick and he went away so he could make/send her money why didn't she hear from him again? Did they say and I missed it? This is definitely a movie you can get emotionally invested in like it's real life. Ok, me. I get emotionally invested.

    • @keepsit100atalltime9
      @keepsit100atalltime9 10 місяців тому

      He took the easy way out and abandoned her, never to return.

  • @dizie1722
    @dizie1722 4 роки тому +13

    I wished they would’ve shown how Pauline found out about Hunter and Calvin sleeping together.

    • @dizie1722
      @dizie1722 4 роки тому +2

      *Ester lol... would’ve been a completely different movie if Calvin and Hunter were sleeping together. 😂😂😂

    • @knockitoffsam
      @knockitoffsam 4 роки тому +1

      He told it. He said he was gonna tell it were you paying attention

    • @dizie1722
      @dizie1722 4 роки тому +2

      O Riskii I never heard that “didn’t” part, I always thought he basically said that he wasn’t going to tell it.

    • @marieanderson5989
      @marieanderson5989 4 роки тому

      Who is Hunter?

  • @z15503
    @z15503 6 років тому +26

    An iconic movie. Bless you for uploading this. 😘😘😘

  • @PinupSaviMonroe
    @PinupSaviMonroe 3 роки тому +6

    Poor Alice she worked her sick self to death..and Ernest didn't EARN shit!!...

  • @Kay-pr3gr
    @Kay-pr3gr 4 роки тому +12

    Lynn Whitfield is a great actress! Wow! Now she plays a First Lady and Grandmother on Green Leaf. She is wonderful!

  • @eatwellnesshalalalternativ4602
    @eatwellnesshalalalternativ4602 6 років тому +49

    What is life of riches without the ones you love? Shit

  • @getfitnow29
    @getfitnow29 5 років тому +22

    One of the number one factors contributing to Black poverty is wait for it.....our generosity. Giving is a part of our nature. Sometimes we give when we don't have it to give. Dorothy had no business dealing with those folks.

  • @sOnlight67
    @sOnlight67 6 років тому +108

    Why is it 90% of black shows and movies must have a negative ending? Why can't things go well, and have a happily ever after?

    • @latonyaburroughs5271
      @latonyaburroughs5271 6 років тому +2

      4real💯.because our people accept whatever they throw out. I don't want to see bo blacks cleaning or raising the white people kids.I'm out on this bullshit of a movie.and whoever like this shit just brainwashing mf .real it is💯

    • @filmgirlLisa
      @filmgirlLisa 6 років тому +20

      Because so many black people have it hard, it's hard to accept that things can turn out well, but I'm with you. Would love to see a lot more happy endings vs melodramatic/sad ones.

    • @beautyoyaro2327
      @beautyoyaro2327 6 років тому +17

      Juneann Irene because that's reality 90% of blacks people life's has no happy ever after its reality if you want some illusion you know where to find it

    • @myhextixmind8632
      @myhextixmind8632 6 років тому +15

      @@beautyoyaro2327 Exactly. Most people watch TV shows to escape reality. It'd be nice to have happy endings. Real life is depressing enough.

    • @reign1016
      @reign1016 6 років тому +3

      @ADEBISI ADEBISI 😭😂😂😂🤣 I'm done lol🤣🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @clarak.mallah4137
    @clarak.mallah4137 5 років тому +16

    The dresscode was decent!

  • @jojosaylor8996
    @jojosaylor8996 5 років тому +18

    I always loved Mario Van Peeples movies 🎥

  • @sharonsylvie9100
    @sharonsylvie9100 5 років тому +13

    Ooo you got nice hair
    Thank you child😂😂😂
    Love it

  • @ginahochstein3716
    @ginahochstein3716 5 років тому +66

    Alice had to die because none of her friends helped her husband to get a job. They owners of nightclub, cafe, beauty parlor. You ought to know your friend husband having trouble. He tryin and they all know. Yet no one could say, work for me for a while till you get on your feet. All that selfishness grosses me out. People supposed to look out for each other before they get desperate.

    • @scorpio3351
      @scorpio3351 5 років тому +20

      Pride is a beast. He didn't want no one to know, he wanted to get a job on his own.

    • @secreteobsession3584
      @secreteobsession3584 5 років тому +1

      It's true

    • @kmason685
      @kmason685 5 років тому +6

      I never looked at it this way until now. Many people were struggling back then and needed help. I never noticed that he wasn't offered a job by the other women's male friends.

    • @kmason685
      @kmason685 5 років тому +1

      @uknow who Agreed.

    • @dangerusscurvs4709
      @dangerusscurvs4709 5 років тому +7

      Ernest had too much pride for handouts or help,

  • @kionyaf7408
    @kionyaf7408 5 років тому +8

    The singer was a roommate with jasmine guy on a different world ,I think dawn Lewis is her name

  • @kyradavis6211
    @kyradavis6211 5 років тому +14

    I’m crying. They let Alice down. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @MakeHipHopaconsciencetreasure
    @MakeHipHopaconsciencetreasure 4 роки тому +17

    I like the vibes in this film. I love Vanessa Williams singing.

  • @MsDutchess513
    @MsDutchess513 5 років тому +7

    1:16:31 "It wasn't Ernest's fault...it was the life she led on account of being with him...on account of being poor..." Smh Deep. Where's the lie? 😔

  • @Kay-pr3gr
    @Kay-pr3gr 4 роки тому +6

    Mario Van Peebles is handsome!!! They don't make men like him anymore!

  • @Angedoescoversongs
    @Angedoescoversongs 5 років тому +12

    I love all these women 😍 so smart so sassy so beautiful so strong 😍😍😍😍women I wanna be like when I grown up they are such great artist

  • @scorpio3351
    @scorpio3351 5 років тому +14

    I HAD a best friend with the morals of an ally cat just like Esther.

    • @deniselindsay7889
      @deniselindsay7889 5 років тому +1

      wcrenshaw pope 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂that’s a good one ☝️

    • @goddesslov3339
      @goddesslov3339 2 роки тому +1

      Shoot I HAD a couple 😮‍💨

    • @HoneyHoneyBaby
      @HoneyHoneyBaby 2 роки тому

      Lol 😹🤭😭‼️

    • @HoneyHoneyBaby
      @HoneyHoneyBaby 2 роки тому

      @@goddesslov3339 💀

  • @MsNotzi
    @MsNotzi 6 років тому +26

    I've loved this movie ever since I was a little girl! Thanks for uploading!

  • @nataliemichelle9048
    @nataliemichelle9048 5 років тому +9

    Oh my my my what an excellent film, I do enjoyed script, fashion stellar performances,. THANK YOU DEBBIE

  • @shirleysavage7725
    @shirleysavage7725 5 років тому +9

    Wearing slip has become a thing of the past. Talent through out this movie

  • @omegawicked1
    @omegawicked1 5 років тому +5

    I would of broke down seeing all that shit in my crib too.

  • @michellelewis9503
    @michellelewis9503 6 років тому +12

    My granddaughter looks JUST like Vanessa Williams eyes n all smh ...my DOODIE lol

    • @gailjones7044
      @gailjones7044 4 роки тому

      You proud of that mixed baby ain't cha girl?

  • @magicblack2709
    @magicblack2709 5 років тому +8

    1939? Damn my Grandfather was Just 12 years old and he's still living.

  • @ginahochstein3716
    @ginahochstein3716 5 років тому +26

    Dorothy gave up her dream for 'being realistic'. That is another way of saying: giving up and giving in to oppression. And the decision to have to 'be realistic' is just one step away from committing suicide one way or another. Because you trapped yourself into something you don't want to believe or do. Then you can't get out, because you did it to yourself.

    • @kikikareema5912
      @kikikareema5912 5 років тому +4

      Are you not familiar with the 1940s her being his wife would have ruined his career. There would be nice places she wouldnt be allowed to go in even in the north.

  • @jeanetteterry9386
    @jeanetteterry9386 5 років тому +10

    This movie will always be one of all time favorites. I was twenty -two married and with two small babies when I first saw this movie! My what a beautiful cast. Thank you Mrs. Debbie Allen and Mr. Manard.

  • @Theesoultionist
    @Theesoultionist 6 років тому +13

    When this popped up I knew t was my mom because she always made me watch all the old classics this fissure is one of many
    Black actress at their Best !

  • @cmarev3509
    @cmarev3509 5 років тому +8

    Esther nuts, lynn good at playing that ha ha

    • @deniselindsay7889
      @deniselindsay7889 5 років тому +1

      Char Vincent Esther was a bad woman sleeping with her friends man

  • @Destinyj57
    @Destinyj57 6 років тому +37

    I love your page so much. Thank you for all this beautiful black content.

    • @Destinyj57
      @Destinyj57 6 років тому +2

      ADEBISI ADEBISI no, not really.

    • @jeremiahwoodsi4202
      @jeremiahwoodsi4202 5 років тому

      Thee Destiny Jones ? Well naw but if you was my friend has a crush on you

  • @fante_oh3ma
    @fante_oh3ma 5 років тому +10

    Can’t believe I’m just now seeing this movie wow!!

  • @marymoore1081
    @marymoore1081 5 років тому +8

    I love my Black Movies. I love to see all of these beautiful black faces. Makes me proud.

  • @MsTori_boss
    @MsTori_boss 6 років тому +13

    @43:48 -45:11 Bill Jeremy (John D Aquino) got game. His line of "I'm going to hound you" sounds creepy.

  • @MindSetReset
    @MindSetReset 6 років тому +17

    Fantastic film, I watched this years ago. This film was quite instrumental in my pursue of a career :o/. Thanks so very much for sharing :o) God Bless

  • @MsDutchess513
    @MsDutchess513 5 років тому +5

    Soooo this was the prelude to the movie "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate." Ol' Ester... 😈🧛🏽‍♀️🤑

  • @jeremiahwoodsi4202
    @jeremiahwoodsi4202 5 років тому +5

    I don't remember this is one it could've been competition for Malcom x movie Vanessa Williams um um um the brownskin girl from temptations delightful Whitley is Magnifique The other women yes Lynn. Whitfeild she all that Debbie Allen excellent'e

  • @jaajaarogers9101
    @jaajaarogers9101 4 роки тому +6

    Ms Lynn Whitfield is a very high talented actress I watch all Greenleaf she was the 👑in this great Soap ❤️🌟🙏🏼

  • @crystalmorey5548
    @crystalmorey5548 6 років тому +27

    Walter should have hooked up with pauline, he wouldn't have been disapointed.

  • @astabasta63
    @astabasta63 Рік тому +3

    Why did all the women's lives fall apart? It's so sad to portray Black women like this?

  • @1CandyGirl
    @1CandyGirl 6 років тому +12

    I haven't seen this film since the '90s. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching it again. Thank you so much for uploading, DAARAC!

  • @minnievaughn3359
    @minnievaughn3359 4 роки тому +4

    Alice run, take your beauty and do like your girls.

  • @brianablackmoor1216
    @brianablackmoor1216 6 років тому +37

    so beautiful and so sad

  • @lucretiayonnette
    @lucretiayonnette 6 років тому +11

    I forgot about this movie, haven't seen this movie since 1992. Awesome!

  • @HighMaintenanceMinimalist
    @HighMaintenanceMinimalist 6 років тому +15

    I would never hire a maid as pretty as these four women...and they live in? Oh hell no! My maid has to be old and ugly.

  • @CBrown9758
    @CBrown9758 5 років тому +6

    I would have came behind Walter to get those license but not in the way Ester did at the expense she did as far as losing him, hell no.