The Josephine Baker Story

Plot Summary

Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder

Top Cast

Lynn Whitfield Josephine Baker

Rubén Blades Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

David Dukes Jo Bouillon

Louis Gossett Jr. Sidney Williams

Craig T. Nelson Walter Winchell