The Secret Path (1999)
Synopsis
14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II. Abused by her bootlegging grandfather Hank, Jo Ann has, like her mother Marie, been forced into a life of prostitution. Periodically escaping her miserable existence, Jo Ann finds comfort, security, and genuine love with a poor but proud African American couple: Honey and Too Tall.
Cast
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Della Reese
as Honey
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Ossie Davis
as Too Tall
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Crystal Bernard
as Marie Foley
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Madeline Zima
as Jo Ann Foley (age 14)
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Yvonne Zima
as Jo Ann (age 7)
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Ron White
as Hank Foley
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Yolanda King
as Ms. Evelyn
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Brenda Bazinet
as Grandma Foley
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William Greenblatt
as Bobby Foley (child)
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Lynda Mason Green
as JoAnn age 40
- David Roemmele as Bobby age 15
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Zachary Bennett
as Young Paul
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Johnie Chase
as Dr. Joe
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Aimée Castle
as Lydia
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Vince Corazza
as Karl
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Nola Augustson
as School Teacher
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Roger Dunn
as Sheriff
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Karen Glave
as Elizabeth
Crew
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Bruce Pittman
Director
- Manfred Guthe Director of Photography
- David Codron Editor
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Stephen Edwards
Original Music Composer
- Philip K. Kleinbart Producer
