Sweet Love, Bitter (1967) on Netflix
Richie "Eagle" Stokes plays jazz in New York, numbing himself with drugs and liquor. At a pawn shop he meets David Hillary, a former professor who blames himself for his wife's death.
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Plot summary
A jazz musician in New York, Richie "Eagle" Stokes is jaded by the way society treats him and numbs himself with drink, drugs and women. He is a brilliant player, and he is addicted and aimless. David Hillary, a white former professor, is distraught over the car accident that killed his wife and certain that he caused it. The two cross paths in a pawn shop and bond over drinks, forming an odd friendship. Keel Robinson, a friend of Stokes and a former reverend, finds them and offers Hillary a room in exchange for work at the coffee shop he owns. The story draws on the life of jazz musician Charlie Parker.
Cast
- Jeri Archeras Candy
- Osborne Smith
- Barbara Davisas Girl in bar
- Leonard Parker
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)
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- Dick Gregory said in his memoir that he accepted his role in Sweet Love, Bitter to take his mind off the passing of Malcolm X.
- Sweet Love, Bitter was Dick Gregory's first acting role, and Woodie King Jr. was hired as his coach for the film.
- Dick Gregory temporarily left the production of Sweet Love, Bitter to take part in the march on Selma.
