Toy Story 5
2026 · Animation · Family
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Film / 1970
Watermelon Man
Directed by
Melvin Van Peebles
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.
The story
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.
Cast
Godfrey CambridgeJefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle ParsonsAlthea Janine Gerber
Howard CaineMr. Townsend
D'Urville MartinBus Driver
Mantan MorelandJoe the Counterman
Erin MoranJanice Gerber
Scott GarrettBurton Gerber
Paul WilliamsEmployment Office Clerk
Kay E. KuterDr. Wainwright
Kay KimberlyErica
Irving SelbstMr. Johnson
Emil SitkaDelivery Man
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Lawrence Parke1st Passenger
Karl LukasPoliceman #2
Ralph MontgomeryDrugstore Boss
Charles LampkinDr. Catlin
Erik L. NelsonDoorman
Donna DubrowReceptionist
Frank FarmerAndy Brandon
Ron PinkardPoliceman
Ray Ballard3rd Passenger
Robert Dagny2nd Passenger
Vivian RhodesGladys
Matthias UitzCab Driver
Rhodie CoganMrs. Johnson
Hazel MedinaWidow
Paul BradleyClub Member (uncredited)
Niva RuschellHousewife (uncredited)
Eddie SmithInstructor (uncredited)
Robert LewisExercising Student (uncredited)
Clarence M. LandryExercising Student (uncredited)
Mae ClarkeOld Woman (uncredited)
Melvin Van PeeblesSign Painter (uncredited)
Charles FogelElevator Passenger (uncredited)
David CadienteDiner Patron (uncredited)
Almira SessionsWoman on Bus (uncredited)
George DeNormandBus Passenger (uncredited)
Murray PollackBus Passenger (uncredited)
Anthony RedondoBus Passenger (uncredited)
Tony ReganBuss Passenger (uncredited)
Leon AltonPedestrian (uncredited)
Walt DavisPedestrian (uncredited)
Ethelreda LeopoldPedestrian (uncredited)
Tina MenardPedestrian (uncredited)
Hans MoebusPedestrian (uncredited)
Clark RossPedestrian (uncredited)
Robert StrongPedestrian (uncredited)
Jimmy PayneMinor Role (uncredited)
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