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Making It

19660.0 / 1028 min

Overview

A documentary that looks at the obstacles African-American males face when building a career. As the narrator states, "this film is about his chances, about the changes that have been made and the problems still remaining." The film includes interviews with men who are "making it," or who are some of the first African Americans in their field.

Cast

Henry Jordan

Henry Jordan

Self

Allan 'Tiny' Evans

Allan 'Tiny' Evans

Self

Elzie Williams

Elzie Williams

Self

Theopolis Moore

Theopolis Moore

Self

Oscar Brown Jr.

Oscar Brown Jr.

Self

Tony Browne

Tony Browne

Eastern Airlines

Willie Morris

Willie Morris

General Electric

Les Morris

Les Morris

Eastern Airlines

Mike Williams

Mike Williams

Western Electric

Calvin Hill

Calvin Hill

American Can Company

Cy Frost

Cy Frost

Hyde Park Auto Imports Manager

Al Johnson

Al Johnson

Illinois Bell Telephone

Dan Reid

Dan Reid

U.S. Department of Labor

Burnett Murrell

Burnett Murrell

Neighborhood Youth Corps

Arnold Levi

Arnold Levi

Neighborhood Youth Corps

Hamp McKinny

Hamp McKinny

Chicago Urban League

A. L. Foster

A. L. Foster

Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce

Ken Frazer

Ken Frazer

Eastern Airlines

John Pecka

John Pecka

Western Electric

Charles Anderson

Charles Anderson

General Electric

William Marshall

William Marshall

Narrator

Crew

DeWitt Beall

DeWitt Beall

Director

Thomas Knudtson

Thomas Knudtson

Cinematography

Kaz Ayukawa

Kaz Ayukawa

Additional Photography

Glenn McGowean

Glenn McGowean

Editor

DeWitt Beall

DeWitt Beall

Producer

Eugene Thomas

Eugene Thomas

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