Making It (1966)
A documentary that looks at the obstacles African-American males face when building a career. As the narrator states, "this film is about his chances, about the changes that have been made and the problems still remaining." The film includes interviews with men who are "making it," or who are some of the first African Americans in their field.
Director: DeWitt Beall
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Henry Jordan as Self |
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Allan 'Tiny' Evans as Self |
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Elzie Williams as Self |
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Theopolis Moore as Self |
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Oscar Brown Jr. as Self |
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Tony Browne as Eastern Airlines |
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Willie Morris as General Electric |
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Les Morris as Eastern Airlines |
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Mike Williams as Western Electric |
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Calvin Hill as American Can Company |
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Cy Frost as Hyde Park Auto Imports Manager |
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Al Johnson as Illinois Bell Telephone |
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Dan Reid as U.S. Department of Labor |
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Burnett Murrell as Neighborhood Youth Corps |
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Arnold Levi as Neighborhood Youth Corps |
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Hamp McKinny as Chicago Urban League |
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A. L. Foster as Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce |
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Ken Frazer as Eastern Airlines |
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John Pecka as Western Electric |
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Charles Anderson as General Electric |
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William Marshall as Narrator |
| Crew | Eugene Thomas | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | DeWitt Beall | Director |
| Camera | Kaz Ayukawa | Additional Photography |
| Crew | Thomas Knudtson | Cinematography |
| Production | DeWitt Beall | Producer |
| Editing | Glenn McGowean | Editor |