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To All My Friends on Shore

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To All My Friends on Shore
GenreDrama
Directed byGilbert Cates
StarringBill Cosby
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerBill Cosby
Running time71 minutes
Original release
ReleaseFebruary 25, 1972 (1972-02-25)

To All My Friends On Shore is a 1972 television film drama starring Bill Cosby, and co-starring Gloria Foster.[1] Cosby not only starred in the film, but produced it and worked on the film's music. Writer Allan Sloane won an Emmy for the screenplay .[2]

Plot

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Blue works as a skycap for an airport. At the same time he works a second job as a junk scavenger. His wife Serena works as a maid and is going to school trying to become a nurse. Blue is busy working trying to save money to buy his family a house so they can leave the projects. His young son, Vandy, resents him because he won't let him have any fun like his friends. It is eventually discovered that Vandy has sickle cell anemia. It is then that Blue realizes what he should spend his time on - being with his family.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Foster, Gloria". Facts On File History Database. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  2. ^ Allan Sloane | Television Academy
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