The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story by Brian Gibson

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Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder

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Cast

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

David Dukes

David Dukes as Jo Bouillon

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr. as Sidney Williams

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson as Walter Winchell

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday as Sidney Bechet

Vivian Bonnell

Vivian Bonnell as Josephine's Mother

Mayah McCoy

Mayah McCoy as Josephine - Age 8

Ainslie Currie

Ainslie Currie as Josephine - Age 13

Pierre Magny

Pierre Magny as Paul Colin

Franco Britt

Franco Britt as Victor

George Faison

George Faison as Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

Robert Lesser

Robert Lesser as Copa City Manager

Luis Reyes

Luis Reyes as Josephine's Father

Vivienne Eytle

Vivienne Eytle as Josephine's Sister

Eartha Robinson

Eartha Robinson as Female Singer / Dancer

Paula Brown

Paula Brown as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer

Ann Harrington

Ann Harrington as Cruel Woman

Zoltán Gera

Zoltán Gera as Folies Bergeres Producer

Gábor Csíkos

Gábor Csíkos as French Cab Driver

Noel Weekes Jr.

Noel Weekes Jr. as Soldier from St. Louis

Péter Kertész

Péter Kertész as Casablanca Doctor

Gregory Orr

Gregory Orr as New York Hotel Manager

János Gosztonyi

János Gosztonyi as Bobino Theatre Manager

Tibor Kenderesi

Tibor Kenderesi as Priest

Steven R. McGlothen

Steven R. McGlothen as American Reporter in Press Conference

Richard Rothenstein

Richard Rothenstein as American Reporter in Press Conference

Sherry Baumgart

Sherry Baumgart as American Reporter in Press Conference

Debbie Javor

Debbie Javor as American Woman at Party

Angelus Iván

Angelus Iván as Dance Teacher

András Márton

András Márton as Pepito's Doctor

Dean Tschetter

Dean Tschetter as New York Critic

Richard Battagna

Richard Battagna as White Racist

Gábor Ferenczi

Gábor Ferenczi as Reporter at Stork Club

András Monory Mész

András Monory Mész as Reporter at Stork Club

Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith as Bell Boy

Laszlo Dozsa Jr.

Laszlo Dozsa Jr. as Stork Club Waiter

Fajer Khaled

Fajer Khaled as Casablanca Nurse

János Vészi

János Vészi as Lover in New York

Attila Lőte

Attila Lőte as Court Official

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