Black Joy (1977)
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Black Joy is the lightly ironic title of this British culture-clash comedy. Trevor Thomas heads the cast as a Guaynan youth who is under the delusion that life will be easier for him in London. No sooner does Thomas set foot in England than he gets tangled up in one disaster after another. The… More Black Joy is the lightly ironic title of this British culture-clash comedy. Trevor Thomas heads the cast as a Guaynan youth who is under the delusion that life will be easier for him in London. No sooner does Thomas set foot in England than he gets tangled up in one disaster after another. The catalyst for most of Our Hero's travails is "assimilated" Caribbean Dave Beaton, who delivers an antic performance as a streetwise con artist. Black Joy has its melodramatic moments, but it's worth enduring the more intense sequences to get to the exuberant climax, wherein Thomas finally learns to stand up for his basic rights. Black Joy was adapted from Dark Days and Light Nights, a stage play by Jamal Ali. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Anthony Simmons
- Written By
- Ali Jamal
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
- Studio
- Oakwood Entertainment
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Cast
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Norman Beaton
as Dave
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Trevor Thomas
as Ben
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Dawn Hope
as Saffra
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Floella Benjamin
as Miriam
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James Oscar Lee
as Jomo
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Paul Medford
as Devon
- Paul J. Medford
