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Crossroads(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-09-25
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In Toronto, early twenty-somethings Judy Monroe and Roy Kirby are in love and are planning to get married. They understand the obstacles they are facing as husband and wife as Judy is white and Roy is black.
Languages: English.
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Movie: Crossroads
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Bill Gunn
Roy (uncredited)
Eric Christmas
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In Toronto, early twenty-somethings Judy Monroe and Roy Kirby are in love and are planning to get married. They understand the obstacles they are facing as husband and wife as Judy is white and Roy is black.
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1957-09-25
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