Sidewalk Stories

Sidewalk Stories
Directed by	Charles Lane
Produced by	Palm Pictures
Written by	Charles Lane
Starring	Charles Lane Nicole Alysia
Music by	Marc Marder
Cinematography	Bill Dill
Edited by	Charles Lane Ann Stein
Distributed by	Island Pictures Public Broadcasting Service (TV broadcast premiere)
Release dates	November, 1989 (limited) January, 1990 (general)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

Sidewalk Stories is a 1989 American low-budget, nearly silent movie directed by and starring Charles Lane. The film was shot in black and white and tells the story of a young African American man raising a small child after her father is murdered. The film is a remake of Charlie Chaplin's 1921 feature The Kid. The film was televised by PBS as well as saw limited exposure on VHS and cable television in the 1990s.

In October 2014, Sidewalk Stories was released on DVD and Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.

Cast

• Charles Lane - The Artist
• Tom Alpern - Bookseller
• Darnell Williams- The Father
• Nicole Alysia - Child
• Edwin Anthony - Penny Pincher 1
• Michael Baskin - Doorman/Cop
• Jeff Bates - Police Officer 2
• Angel Cappellino - Bully's Mother
• Jeffrey Carpentier - Homeless Native American
• John Carr - S.O.B. Man
• Vince Castelano - Child Customer 3
• Jimmy Clohessy - Precinct Cop 2
• Robert Clohessy - Alley Tough 1
• Tanya Cunningham - Girlfriend
• Deena Engle - Park Mother 1
• Ellia English - Bag Lady
• Edie Falco - Woman in Carriage

External links

• Sidewalk Stories at IMDb.com
• Los Angeles Times review of Sidewalk Stories
• New York Times review of Sidewalk Stories
• Roger Ebert review of Sidewalk Stories
• Sidewalk Stories soundtrack (with audio samples) at Soundtrack.net