Love Songs 1999

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Love Songs ★★½ 1999

Trilogy of stories all set in the same black neighborhood. “A Love Song for a Champ” concerns boxer Townsend who agrees to throw a fight. “A Love Song for Jean and Ellis” concerns the would-be romance between grocer Braugher and the haughty Whitfield. “A Love Song for Dad” follows bartender Grossett who comes to the aid of his abused sister-in-law. 101m/C VHS, DVD . Robert Kevin Townsend, Andre Braugher, Louis Gossett Jr., Rachael Crawford, Carl Gordon, Lynn Whitfield, Brent Jennings, Dule Hill, Sandra Caldwell; D: Robert Kevin Townsend, Andre Braugher, Louis Gossett Jr.; W: Charles Fuller; C: James R. Bagdonas; M: Pete Anthony, Ronnie Laws. CABLE

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