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The Pocketbook

Name: The Pocketbook
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-01-01
Duration: 13 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Ray Cherry, David Jenkins, Simmi Ella Nelson

IMDb5.4 DVD 1980 13 min

In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)

Country: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Released: 1980-01-01
Directors: Billy Woodberry
Productions: UCLA School of Film and Television
Casts: Ray Cherry, David Jenkins, Simmi Ella Nelson
Last updated: May 22, 2026

5.4 of 10 (5 votes)