Starring Sidney Poitier and adapted from a stage play, the film
chronicles the lives of an African American family residing in Chicago. The
whole family including the matriarch, her unsatisfied son, his wife, his son,
and his sister wait excitedly for an insurance check for $10,000. The
mother receives the money and resolves to use it in order to buy a nice home
for her family in a white community. She then gives the rest to her son who has
big plans for it. However, he loses it all leaving the family bitter and
worried. In the end Walter does show his integrity and despite the bad
situation, the family remains close. A great deal of this film is about the
conflict of ideas and interests of the different individuals. It is also
memorable since the cast is almost all African American. Poitier is good but it seems the mother steals the show.
4/5 Stars
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