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Sidney

They flew him to California, gave him his screen test,and the rest is history

Sidney • 2022
They flew him to California, gave him his screen test,
and the rest is history

Full Transcript

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They flew him to California,
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gave him his screen test, and the rest is history.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:30
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.
Every time he gets out a line I remind him, to humble him, - Sidney 00:08
Every time he gets out a line I remind him, to humble him,
Now, that could make a man bitter if he hadn't done reasonably well, - Sidney 00:06
Now, that could make a man bitter if he hadn't done rea...
The beginning of my career - Sidney 00:06
The beginning of my career
And it was a very interesting movie. The first of its kind. - Sidney 00:08
And it was a very interesting movie. The first of its kind.
I played a young Black doctor at a Los Angeles hospital. - Sidney 00:07
I played a young Black doctor at a Los Angeles hospital.
There were people in the industry - Sidney 00:09
There were people in the industry
There was a habit pattern - Sidney 00:10
There was a habit pattern
I know I can eat my mashed potatoes without a knife and... - Sidney 00:06
I know I can eat my mashed potatoes without a knife and...
- Stop this foolishness! - I… - Sidney 00:08
- Stop this foolishness! - I…
Oh, Mr. Bill, does I has to? Can I stay up here with you? - Sidney 00:05
Oh, Mr. Bill, does I has to? Can I stay up here with you?
No. You understand that it might set a bad example for the other servants. - Sidney 00:06
No. You understand that it might set a bad example for the o...
Man tan More land, Step in Fetch it and Hattie McDaniel. - Sidney 00:06
Man tan More land, Step in Fetch it and Hattie McDaniel.
I knew when I came on the scene how painful it had to have been - Sidney 00:11
I knew when I came on the scene how painful it had to have b...
Oh, Mr. Frank, I ain't lazy. I is just relackatin'. - Sidney 00:06
Oh, Mr. Frank, I ain't lazy. I is just relackatin'...
Hollywood was a really insensitive place - Sidney 00:08
Hollywood was a really insensitive place
Hattie McDaniel was nominated in 1939, - Sidney 00:06
Hattie McDaniel was nominated in 1939,
I knew that she was not allowed in the hotels and all of that. - Sidney 00:05
I knew that she was not allowed in the hotels and all of tha...
And I knew that, of course, playing a maid, - Sidney 00:13
And I knew that, of course, playing a maid,
May I say thank you - Sidney 00:08
May I say thank you
You're watching a man in a world - Sidney 00:07
You're watching a man in a world