For Love of Ivy

5.9

A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish year old son decides what she needs is a change and begins searching for a man to wine and dine her, but who won't marry her, thinking that this will distract her from her plans. The man he finds doesn't entirely cooperate.

Discover

Sidney Poitier

Jack Parks

Abbey Lincoln

Ivy Moore

Beau Bridges

Tim Austin

Nan Martin

Doris Austin

Lauri Peters

Gena Austin

Carroll O'Connor

Frank Austin

Leon Bibb

Billy Talbot

Hugh Hurd

Jerry

Paul Harris

Dealer

Tony Major

Dealer

Bob Carey

Dealer

Marlene Clark

Radio Phone Girl

Laura Greene

Radio Phone Girl

Lani Miyazaki

Radio Phone Girl

Lisa Moore

Cocktail Waitress

Gloria Hendry

Cocktail Waitress

Yolande Toussaint

Cocktail Waitress

Gina Harding

Cocktail Waitress

Willis Pinkett

Bartender

William Matthews

Partal Driver

Josip Elic

Off-Broadway Family

William Glenesk

Off-Broadway Family

Cordy Clark

Off-Broadway Family

Hope Stansbury

Off-Broadway Family

Robert Miller

Off-Broadway Family

Nobuko Uenishi

Japanese Waitress

Kōko Mori

Japanese Waitress

Kedaki Turner

Japanese Waitress

Madge West

Mrs. Vidal

Anita Dangler

Mrs. Kling

Peter Dohanos

Dr. Morgan

John Servetnik

Shipping Clerk

Elliot Wood

Milkman

Doris McCarthy

Glamorous Gambler (uncredited)

Art

Peter Dohanos

Production Design

Leif Pederen

Set Decoration

Camera

Joseph F. Coffey

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Frank L. Thompson

Costume Design

Scott Cunningham

Makeup Artist

William Chiarelli

Hairstylist

Directing

Daniel Mann

Director

Stephen J. Barnett

Assistant Director

Editing

Pat Jaffe

Editor

Production

Joel Glickman

Associate Producer

Jay Weston

Producer

Jean Arley

Casting

Joel Glickman

Production Manager

Sound

Quincy Jones

Original Music Composer

Writing

Sidney Poitier

Original Story