Amazing Grace (1974 film)

Amazing Grace is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Stan Lathan and starring Moms Mabley and Moses Gunn.[1] The film's title is a play on words based on the name of the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace".

Amazing Grace
Theatrical release poster by John Solie
Directed byStan Lathan
Written byMatt Robinson
Produced byStan Lathan
Matt Robinson
StarringMoms Mabley
Slappy White
Rosalind Cash
Moses Gunn
CinematographyEdward R. Brown
Sol Negrin
Edited byPaul L. Evans
Music byColeridge-Taylor Perkinson
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • August 30, 1974 (1974-08-30)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Grace (Moms Mabley) is a widow who influences the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, after she discovers her somewhat slow-witted neighbor Welton J. Waters (Moses Gunn) is being used to run for mayor by shady politicians and the incumbent mayor to further his own self-serving reelection efforts.

Grace knows the politicians have no interest in the betterment of the neighborhood and are only interested in getting their hands on the money that comes into it. She organizes some of the people in the community, and together they devise a plan to thwart the crooked politician’s schemes.[1]

Cast

Production

Mabley suffered a heart attack during filming,[2] but had a pacemaker implanted and returned to complete the filming three weeks after the attack.[3] This film is marked as Mabley's final appearance on screen. The film also featured cameo appearances by veteran actors Butterfly McQueen and Stepin Fetchit.

Release

Originally released on August 30, 1974 by United Artists, the film is available on DVD from MGM, and on Blu-Ray from Olive Films.[4]

References
  1. Canby, Vincent (November 2, 1974). "Moms Mabley in 'Amazing Grace': The Cast". The New York Times.
  2. Jacobson, Mark (October 14, 1974). "Amazing Moms". New York Magazine. New York: New York Media. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. "Moms Mabley". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. "Amazing Grace, 1974". Amazon.com.


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