The Cool World
“HOOKER! FUZZ! JUNK! RUMBLE! These are words that mean big trouble in...”
1964•1h 45m•5.5•Released
CrimeDrama
A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.
Director
Shirley Clarke
Writer
Carl Lee, Shirley Clarke
Languages
English
Studio
Wiseman Film Productions
Cast
Rony Clanton
Duke
Carl Lee
Priest
Yolanda Rodríguez
Luanne
Clarence Williams III
Blood
Gary Bolling
Littleman
Bostic Felton
Rod
Joe Oliver
Angel
Gloria Foster
Duke's Mom
Ted Butler
Mom's lover
Marilyn Cox
Prostitute
Richard Ward
Street speaker
Evadney Canegata
Antonio Fargas
(uncredited)
Production
Company
Wiseman Film Productions
Producer
Frederick Wiseman
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