Richard Wesley

Фильмы

Deacons for Defense
Writer
Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently trampled by the white power structure, in general, and the local branch of the KKK. The story follows the formation of local black men, particularly ex-war veterans who after the struggles become too overbearing organizes the group, "Deacons for defense", an all-black defense group dedicated to patrolling the black section of town and protecting its residents from the more violent aspects of "white backlash."
Bojangles
Screenplay
The life of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, African-American tap-dancing star of stage and screen. In 1916, Robinson was a successful vaudeville performer and considered the finest tap dancer of his generation. At the peak of his career, he was the highest paid Black entertainer, but for all the joy he gave others, his life was anything but happy, there was a great deal of tragedy in himself. He died broke and penniless.
Противостояние
Screenplay
После долгих 22 лет заключения из пожизненного срока в тюрьме на острове Роббен Нельсону Манделе начали предлагать компромиссы. Это лишь придало ему уверенности в своих силах. Стойкость характера не позволила ему пойти на сделку с совестью. В результате Нельсон показал, как личные жертвы и упорство приводят к достижению больших целей…
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
Writer
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (TV) Edmund Perry appears to have things all going his way when he graduates from Phillips Exeter Academy with a scholarship to Stanford U. when an unfortunate meeting with a police officer ends his life. The focus is on the four years and the events at the Academy which ultimately led to the tragedy.
Native Son
Screenplay
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Fast Forward
Screenplay
Eight young people from Ohio who are dancers, come to New York, to compete in a major talent competition. But when they get there, they learn that they have to wait some time before they take part in it. So they try to do their best to survive in the Big Apple before competition, and get some lessons about the real World.
The House of Dies Drear
Writer
A young black man and his family move into a home in rural Ohio and discover that during the Civil War it was used by a Dutch immigrant to smuggle runaway slaves to freedom. Soon they begin to suspect that the ghosts of slaves who passed through there are haunting the house.
Провернем это еще раз
Screenplay
Два приятеля Клайд Уильямс и Билли Фостер, узнав, что городские власти собираются сносить их приход, а денег на строительство нового прихода в кассе фонда не хватает, решают этот фонд пополнить. Билли Фостер, будучи казначеем этого самого фонда, изымает все приходские средства, продаёт свою машину, закладывает жильё... и все деньги решает пустить на спортивный тотализатор. Это единственный шанс набрать необходимую сумму! Но не просто так, а у него есть план. Ведь его дружбан Клайд ещё с армии владеет искусством гипноза. Так почему бы не загипнотизировать на победу очевидного лузера, боксёра Бутни Фарнсворта. Тогда тот, обретя силу, спокойно одолеет фаворита на звание Чемпиона мира по среднему весу Чёрного с 42-й! Осталось дело за малым - пробраться к этому лузеру Бутни и его загипнотизировать на победу, а потом поставить на него все собранные деньги.
Uptown Saturday Night
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Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.