Crown Dick

Crown Dick is a 1987 drama film directed by Ossie Davis.

Crown Dick
Based on	"Crown Dick" (story)
Written by	Kim Yong-ik
Directed by	Ossie Davis
Starring	Don Reed Peter Yoshida Ruby Dee
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Ozzie Brown Ossie Davis Nora Davis Day
Editor	Kevin Lee
Original release
Release	May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04)[1]

Synopsis

This drama presents the promise of the American dream as seen through the eyes of two different men. Dick Johnson, a bitter, unemployed black veteran, is visited by his Korean friend Kim, who has received a scholarship to study medicine in the U.S.^[2]

Cast

• Don Reed - Dick Johnson
• Peter Yoshida - Kim
• Ruby Dee - Johnson's Mother
• Freda Foh Shon - Soon-Ja
• Tim Williams - Clown
• Torrence Hayes - Boy on Beach

Broadcast

The TV movie was broadcast as a segment of the PBS series Ossie & Ruby starring Ossie Davis and his wife Ruby Dee that ran from 1986 to 1987.