The Old Settler
8.4
“Harlem 1943. Roommates, Romance and Rumors.”
The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.
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Cast
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Phylicia Rashād
Elizabeth Barney
Known for
Creed
Soul
Debbie Allen
Quilly McGrath
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Fame
Shauneille Perry
Also in
Desperate Characters
Bumper Robinson
Husband
Known for
Marvel's Avengers
Ben 10: Omniverse
Simon Edery
Lillian Benson
Crystal Fox
Lou Bessie / Charmaine (as Crystal Fox)
Known for
Big Little Lies
HIS & HERS
Karen Robinson Hunte
George Wycoff
Bebe Drake
Geneva
Known for
Friday After Next
Leprechaun in the Hood
Mary Mazur
Randy J. Goodwin
Bucket
Known for
The Call
The Client List
Debbie Allen Director · John Henry Redwood Writer Lillian Benson Editor
United States release April 25, 2001 · Produced in United States · Production KCET, Red Bird Productions
Production
Chocolate Swan Inc.
Production
KCET
Production
Red Bird Productions
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 25, 2001
Theatrical
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