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Watermelon Man

His white bread world just turned upside brown!

6.3

1h 40m

1970

“His white bread world just turned upside brown!”

Synopsis

A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.

Director

Melvin Van Peebles

Trailer

Comedy

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Cast & Crew

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons

as Althea Janine Gerber

Howard Caine

Howard Caine

as Mr. Townsend

D'Urville Martin

D'Urville Martin

as Bus Driver

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

as Joe the Counterman

Erin Moran

Erin Moran

as Janice Gerber

Scott Garrett

as Burton Gerber

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

as Employment Office Clerk

Kay E. Kuter

as Dr. Wainwright

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