In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.
Full Cast of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Will Hare
as Elbert Cluveau
Will Hare was born on March 30, 1916 and passed away 27 years ago at the age of 81 on August 31, 1997.
Elinora B. Johnson
as Mary
Warren Kenner
as Job
Dudley Knight
as Trooper Brown
Derrick Mills
as Little Ned (age 5)
Valeria Odell
as Ticey
Josephine Premice
as Mme. Gautier
Al Scott
as Ferry Captain
Dan Smith
as Ned (age 18)
Wilbur Swartz
as Confederate Colonel
Arnold Wilkerson
as Jimmy
Teddy Airhart
as Sheriff Guidry (uncredited)
Barbara Chaney
as Amma Dean (uncredited)
Jerry Green
as Etienne (uncredited)
Jerry Leggio
as Carpetbagger (uncredited)
Tony Thomas
as Timmy (uncredited)
Brick Tilley
as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Crew of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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