The Old Settler

The Old Settler

Harlem 1943. Roommates, Romance and Rumors.

2001 en 87 minutes

Rating: 3.5

Plot

The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.

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Cast

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Elizabeth Barney

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Quilly McGrath

Bumper Robinson

Bumper Robinson

Husband

Crystal R. Fox

Crystal R. Fox

Lou Bessie / Charmaine (as Crystal Fox)

Bebe Drake

Bebe Drake

Geneva

Randy J. Goodwin

Randy J. Goodwin

Bucket

Eartha Robinson

Eartha Robinson

Lula Mae

Ella Joyce

Ella Joyce

Waitress

Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney

Man at Counter

Michael Ralph

Michael Ralph

Speaker

Steven Smith

Steven Smith

Herman

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