Bloodhounds of Broadway (
1989) | IMDb:
5.3
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Regret", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
Directed by:
Howard Brookner
Native Son (
1986) | IMDb:
6
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Starring:
Victor Love
,
Matt Dillon
,
Elizabeth McGovern
,
Geraldine Page
,
Oprah Winfrey
,
Akosua Busia
Directed by:
Jerrold Freedman