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Sidney

I heard from some guysthat there was a place where we hada different set of opportunities

Sidney • 2022
I heard from some guys
that there was a place where we had
a different set of opportunities

Full Transcript

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I heard from some guys that there was a place
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where we had a different set of opportunities.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:00
Uploaded
Mar 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
I got to New York at the Greyhound bus station - Sidney 00:07
I got to New York at the Greyhound bus station
And I walked out on the street, - Sidney 00:09
And I walked out on the street,
He says, "How are you doing?" And I said, "Fine." - Sidney 00:19
He says, "How are you doing?" And I said, "Fi...
So I said, "Okay." - Sidney 00:09
So I said, "Okay."
Then I heard this rumbling, rumbling up. - Sidney 00:05
Then I heard this rumbling, rumbling up.
And I followed people who were getting off, - Sidney 00:06
And I followed people who were getting off,
Black artists were just very present in Harlem. - Sidney 00:06
Black artists were just very present in Harlem.
You knew what the measure of an artist was then. - Sidney 00:05
You knew what the measure of an artist was then.
So, this is the way in which this era - Sidney 00:07
So, this is the way in which this era
I must say that my search was fruitless for quite a long time. - Sidney 00:05
I must say that my search was fruitless for quite a long tim...
At 49th Street and Broadway, - Sidney 00:08
At 49th Street and Broadway,
In the window, it said, "Dishwasher wanted." - Sidney 00:11
In the window, it said, "Dishwasher wanted."
Not only did they put me to work, they were paying four bucks a night. - Sidney 00:05
Not only did they put me to work, they were paying four buck...
When I finished the first night's work, - Sidney 00:07
When I finished the first night's work,
I went to sleep in the toilet. - Sidney 00:05
I went to sleep in the toilet.
There used to be pay toilets in them, and it cost a nickel. - Sidney 00:05
There used to be pay toilets in them, and it cost a nickel.
I put down the seat. I sat there, put my feet up against the door, - Sidney 00:07
I put down the seat. I sat there, put my feet up against the...
On one particular evening, - Sidney 00:09
On one particular evening,
And one of the waiters looked over and saw me sitting there. - Sidney 00:05
And one of the waiters looked over and saw me sitting there.
I said, "I'm trying to learn to read better than I can read." - Sidney 00:27
I said, "I'm trying to learn to read better than I...