

Personal Problems
August 10, 1980•2h 45m•★ 7.3
Drama
An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.
Director
Bill GunnWriters
Cast

Vertamae Grosvenor
Johnnie Mae Brown
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Walter Cotton
Charles Brown

Bill Gunn
Mr. Damien
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Ishmael Reed
Manager of Doggie Diner
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Jim Wright
Father Brown
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Margo Williams
Della

Sam Waymon
Raymon
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Thommie Blackwell
Bubba
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Michele Wallace
Sharon
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John H. Wells
Numbers Man
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Miamani Mutima
Woman in Café
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Carey Barnes
Patient's Uncle
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Tres/Marshall M. Johnson, III
Aikijutso Waiter
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Michael Watts
Patient
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Lester Williams
Patient's Brother
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Dr. Alan Beckles
Doctor
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Dr. William Grant
Doctor
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Kip Hanrahan
White radical in bar
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Kenny de Louche
Musician in bar
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Vincent Hall
Musician in bar