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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich1977

★5.9107 minDrama

A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.

Director

Writer

Alice Childress

Score

Stars

Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Larry B. Scott

Cast18

Cicely Tyson
as Sweets
Paul Winfield
as Butler
Larry B. Scott
as Benjie
Helen Martin
as Mrs. Bell
Glynn Turman
as Nigeria
David Groh
as Cohen
Kevin Hooks
as Tiger
K
Kenneth Green
as Jimmy Lee
Harold Sylvester
as Doctor
Erin Blunt
as Carwell
Arthur French
as Security Guard
Bill Cobbs
as Bartender
Sheila Wills
as Admissions Clerk
Arnold Johnson
as Patient
B
Barbara Alston
as Girl Friend
Keny Long
as Male Nurse
H
Hartwell Sims
as Minister
C
Claire Brennen
as Social Worker

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