The Old Settler

Synopsis

The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.

Main Cast

Phylicia Rashād

Elizabeth Barney

Age : 76 | Popularity : 100%

Debbie Allen

Quilly McGrath

Age : N/A | Popularity : 52%

Bumper Robinson

Husband

Age : 50 | Popularity : 100%

Crystal R. Fox

Lou Bessie / Charmaine (as Crystal Fox)

Age : 60 | Popularity : 65%

Bebe Drake

Geneva

Age : N/A | Popularity : 48%

Randy J. Goodwin

Bucket

Age : 56 | Popularity : 18%

Eartha Robinson

Lula Mae

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Ella Joyce

Waitress

Age : N/A | Popularity : 33%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Teleplay	Shauneille Perry
	Writer	John Henry Redwood
Directing	Director	Debbie Allen
Sound	Boom Operator	George Wycoff
Editing	Editor	Lillian Benson
Department	Role	Name

Join the discussion