Personal Problems
An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.
An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.
Vertamae Grosvenor
Johnnie Mae Brown
Walter Cotton
Charles Brown
Bill Gunn
Mr. Damien
Ishmael Reed
Manager of Doggie Diner
Jim Wright
Father Brown
Margo Williams
Della
Sam Waymon
Raymon
Thommie Blackwell
Bubba
Michele Wallace
Sharon
An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attending functions, meeting with aggrieved relatives, and counseling the spouses of fallen officers.
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.