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Set in Harlem in 1919, two girls - one white, one black - form a lifelong friendship through a chance encounter and the jazztime music of young "Fats" Waller.
12 Cast Members
Ruby Dee
Narrator (voice)
Fairly McCaskill
Lucinda (voice)
Diana Cherkas
Rose (voice)
Billy Rowland
Thomas (voice)
Valerie Evering
Naomi (voice)
Ken Prymus
Uncle Charles (voice)
Brenda Braxton
Mrs. Mullins (voice)
Heidi Stallings
Miss Downes (voice)
John Aller
Mr. Scott (voice)
Patricia Dye
Mother (voice)
Michael Anzilone
Preacher (voice)
Randy Kaplan
Child (voice)
