Movie: Memphis

Top 10 Billed Cast

Chad Kimball
Chad Kimball

Huey Calhoun

Montego Glover
Montego Glover

Felicia Farrell

Derrick Baskin
Derrick Baskin

Gator

J. Bernard Calloway
J. Bernard Calloway

Delray Jones

James Monroe Iglehart
James Monroe Iglehart

Bobby

Michael McGrath
Michael McGrath

Mr. Simmons

Cass Morgan
Cass Morgan

Gladys Calhoun

Jennifer Allen
Jennifer Allen

Clara/White Mother/Ensemble

Brad Bass
Brad Bass

Perry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble

Tracee Beazer
Tracee Beazer

Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble

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    Memphis is set in the places where rock and roll was born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations and recording studios of the musically-rich Tennessee city. With an original score, it tells the fictional story of DJ Huey Calhoun, a good ole' local boy with a passion for R&B music and Felicia Farrell, an up-and-coming black singer that he meets one fateful night on Beale Street. Despite the objections of their loved ones (Huey's close-minded mama and Felicia's cautious brother, a club owner), they embark on a dangerous affair. As their careers rise, the relationship is challenged by personal ambition and the pressures of an outside world unable to accept their love. Originally shown in select theatres, then broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 39, episode 11).

  • Release Date

    2011-04-28

  • Average

    8.3

  • Rating:

    4.2 starts
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    English
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