"A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it."
Cicely Tyson
as Sweets
Paul Winfield
as Butler
Larry B. Scott
as Benjie
Helen Martin
as Mrs. Bell
Glynn Turman
as Nigeria
David Groh
as Cohen
Kevin Hooks
as Tiger
Kenneth Green
as Jimmy Lee
Harold Sylvester
as Doctor
Erin Blunt
as Carwell
Ralph Nelson
Director
Alice Childress
Novel
Tom McIntosh
Original Music Composer
Frank Stanley
Cinematography
Fred A. Chulack
Editor
Jack G. Roberts
Casting
Cheryal Kearney
Set Decoration
Janice D. Brandow
Hairstylist
Robert B. Radnitz
Producer
Screenplay