Emma Mae

She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-tough the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!

Emma Mae — Plot

A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.

• Release date
• November 12, 1976
• Runtime
• 100 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Director
• Jamaa Fanaka

Emma Mae — Cast

Jerri Hayes Emma Mae

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Ernest Williams II Jesse Amos

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Charles D. Brooks III Ezekiel 'Zeke' Johnson

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Leopoldo Mandeville Chay

M

Malik Carter 'Big Daddy' Johnson

E

Eddie Allen James

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Gammy Burdett Daisy Stansell

T

Teri Taylor Dara Stansell