Emma Mae
6.3
“She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-tough the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!”
A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.
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Jerri Hayes
Emma Mae
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Ernest Williams II
Jesse Amos
Charles D. Brooks III
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Johnson
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Black Belt Jones
Eddie Allen
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Gammy Burdett
Daisy Stansell
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Teri Taylor
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Synthia Saint James
Ulika Stansell
Robert Slaughter
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Eddy C. Dyer
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Jamaa Fanaka Director · H.B. Barnum Composer Stephen L. Posey Cinematographer
United States release November 12, 1976 · Produced in United States
Production
Bob-Bea Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 12, 1976
Premiere · Atlanta, GA
Germany
September 28, 1978 · TV
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