The Sweetest Gift

The Sweetest Gift

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 28, 1998

Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers, as their children become friends over the course of one summer and fall.

The Sweetest Gift

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 28, 1998

The Sweetest Gift
Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers, as their children become friends over the course of one summer and fall.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Hallmark Entertainment, Esparza / Katz Productions, Temple Street Productions
Original title The Sweetest Gift
Directors Jane Walker, Stuart Margolin
Writers Rosa Jordan

Cast

Helen Shaver

as Mrs. Martin

Diahann Carroll

as Mrs. Wilson

Tisha Campbell-Martin

as Ruby Wilson

Kristin Fairlie

as Kate Martin

Dylan Provencher

as Justin Martin

Marc Donato

as Chip Martin

Brent Meyer

as Luther

William S. Taylor

as Mr. Wilson

Maurice Dean Wint

as Booker

R.D. Reid

as Mr. Tate

Steve Pernie

as George

Tony Craig

as Bubba

Brian Frank

as Pump Attendant

Bernard Browne

as Mechanic

Rosemary Radcliffe

as Mrs. Tutweiler

Marcia Bennett

as Librarian

Susan Fletcher

as Clair Bainbridge

Marium Carvell

as Cashier