"His white bread world just turned upside brown!" 27 May 1970 Comedy 100 mins
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.
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Godfrey Cambridge as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle Parsons as Althea Janine Gerber
Howard Caine as Mr. Townsend
D'Urville Martin as Bus Driver
Mantan Moreland as Joe the Counterman
Erin Moran as Janice Gerber
Scott Garrett as Burton Gerber
Paul Williams as Employment Office Clerk
Kay E. Kuter as Dr. Wainwright
Kay Kimberly as Erica
Irving Selbst as Mr. Johnson
Emil Sitka as Delivery Man
Lawrence Parke as 1st Passenger
Karl Lukas as Policeman #2
Ralph Montgomery as Drugstore Boss
Charles Lampkin as Dr. Catlin
Melvin Van Peebles Director
Virginia Jones Hairstylist
Ben Lane Makeup Supervisor
Sheldon Schrager Assistant Director
Les Fresholtz Sound
John H. Newman Sound Editor
Luke Wolfram Sound Editor
Willie Harris Stunts
Herman Raucher Writer
John B. Bennett Producer
Leon Mirell Executive Producer
Melvin Van Peebles Original Music Composer
W. Wallace Kelley Director of Photography
Carl Kress Editor
Malcolm C. Bert Art Direction
Sydney Z. Litwack Art Direction
The Watermelon Man Trailer
United States 27 May 1970
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