Raisin In The Sun, A (1961) - That Was My Biggest Mistake

Raisin in the Sun, A - (Original Trailer)

Producer David Susskind, never reluctant to appear on camera, promotes Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee in his production of the award-winning play A Raisin in the Sun, 1961.

Raisin In The Sun, A (1961) - That Check Coming Today?

Opening, Daniel Petrie directing from Lorraine Hansberry’s screenplay based on her New York Drama Critics’ Circle Best-Play winner, Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee as Walter and Ruth, in their Broadway roles, Stephen Perry their son Travis, in A Raisin In The Sun, 1961, also starring Claudia McNeil and Diana Sands.

Raisin In The Sun, A (1961) - I Wasn't No Rich White Woman

We’ve just met Claudia McNeil, in the role she played on Broadway, as mother Lena, conferring with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruby Dee), returning to her Chicago apartment, discussing her grandson, her son, and the $10,000 insurance check she’s expecting following her husband’s death, in A Raisin In The Sun, 1961.

Intro Aired: Nov 2015

Robert Osborne Intro -- A Raisin In The Sun (1961)

Robert Osborne introduces A Raisin In The Sun, 1961.

Intro Aired: Nov 2018

Veterans Day Intro, 2018 -- A Raisin In The Sun (1961)

Introduction and comments following A Raisin In The Sun, 1961, with TCMs Ben Mankiewicz and Guest Programmer U.S.A.F. veteran Lynelle White.