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Passing Through

Passing Through

1977-08-061 hour 45 minutes

Eddie Warmack, an African American jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Not willing to play for the mobsters who control the music industry, including clubs and recording studios, Warmack searches for his mentor and grandfather, the legendary jazz musician Poppa Harris.

Top Billed Cast

Nathaniel Taylor

Nathaniel Taylor

Warmack

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Papa Harris

Pamela Jones

Maya

Johnny Weathers

Brimmer

Della Thomas

Carmen

Bob Ogburn

Skeeter

Sherryl Thompson

Trixie

Mwako Cumbuka

Mwako Cumbuka

Ajaes

George Kramer

Turner

Cora Lee Day

Cora Lee Day

Oshun

C. Betheny Jenkins

Esaj

Horace Tapscott

Horace

David Lehman

Claude

Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs

Secretary

Stan Haze

Bear Cat

Henry Harris

Slick