Porgy and Bess
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Cast
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Sidney Poitier
Played Porgy
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Dorothy Dandridge
Played Bess
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Played Sportin' Life
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Pearl Bailey
Played Maria
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Brock Peters
Played Crowne
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Diahann Carroll
Played Clara
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Leslie Scott
Played Jake
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Ruth Attaway
Played Serena Robbins
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Claude Akins
Played Detective
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Clarence Muse
Played Peter
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Everdinne Wilson
Played Annie
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Ivan Dixon
Played Jim
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Scatman Crothers
Played Crabman
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Maya Angelou
Played Dancer
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Nichelle Nichols
Played Dancer
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