The Old Settler
The Old Settler

The Old Settler

3.8

1 hr 27 min

2001-04-25

4

The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.

Drama

Romance

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Characters

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Elizabeth Barney

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Quilly McGrath

Bumper Robinson

Bumper Robinson

Husband

Crystal R. Fox

Crystal R. Fox

Lou Bessie / Charmaine (as Crystal Fox)

Bebe Drake

Bebe Drake

Geneva

Randy J. Goodwin

Randy J. Goodwin

Bucket

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