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  • One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
  • 83 min | Drama
One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
83 min | Drama

In his wanderlust, Joe Cullen moves from the US to South America to work in a mining camp, he leaving behind his wife Julie and their infant daughter, Ellen Mary. After Joe stops writing and sending money, Julie, not expecting Joe ever to ...See moreIn his wanderlust, Joe Cullen moves from the US to South America to work in a mining camp, he leaving behind his wife Julie and their infant daughter, Ellen Mary. After Joe stops writing and sending money, Julie, not expecting Joe ever to return to her in he being dissatisfied with married life, files for divorce, and moves with Ellen Mary to the town of Howard to start life anew working in the payroll department of Howard Factory. Among the people she meets and befriends in Howard is coworker Frank Richards, the friendship with him which slowly but eventually blossoms into romance. Despite some opposition from his parents, especially his father, Frank and Julie get married, Frank, in the process, becoming the only father that Ellen Mary has really ever known, a loving one at that. After Julie and Frank have a child of their own, William so named after his father, Joe, four years after his departure, returns solely wanting to reestablish a relationship of sorts with now adolescent Ellen Mary. After Joe sees Julie's new life, he changes his want from that relationship with Ellen Mary to suing for full custody. The sole issue, originally with William's Sr.'s objection to the marriage, and to Joe's want for full custody, is that Julie and Joe, and thus by association Ellen Mary, are white, while Frank is black. Written by Huggo See less
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Director
Writers
Raphael Hayes (screenplay) | Orville H. Hampton (screenplay) (story)
Producer
Anthony Spinelli (as Sam Weston)
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Release date
Jul 29, 1964 (United States)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Barbara Barrie
Julie Cullen Richards Julie Cullen Richards   See fewer
Bernie Hamilton
Frank Richards Frank Richards   See fewer
Richard Mulligan
Joe Cullen Joe Cullen   See fewer
Harry Bellaver
Judge Warren Powell Judge Warren Powell   See fewer
Martha L. Mericka
Ellen Mary (as Marti Mericka) Ellen Mary (as Marti Mericka)   See fewer
Robert Earl Jones
William Richards William Richards   See fewer
Vinnette Carroll
Martha Richards (as Vinette Carroll) Martha Richards (as Vinette Carroll)   See fewer
Anthony Spinelli
Johnny Hruska (as Sam Weston) Johnny Hruska (as Sam Weston)   See fewer
Faith Burwell
Ann Hruska Ann Hruska   See fewer
Jack Stamberger
Minister Minister   See fewer
Michael Shane
Jordan Hollis Jordan Hollis   See fewer
Kenny Bass
Orchestra Leader (uncredited) Orchestra Leader (uncredited)   See fewer
Joel Ehrlich
Bart (uncredited) Bart (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Flaisman
Saxophone Player (uncredited) Saxophone Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Doris Helsel
Minister's Wife (uncredited) Minister's Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul S. Orgill
Lawyer (uncredited) Lawyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Bea Pestotnik
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
John Pestotnik
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Robertson
Wedding Guest Drinking Beer (uncredited) Wedding Guest Drinking Beer (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Sodja
Accordionist (uncredited) Accordionist (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Timko
Accordionist (uncredited) Accordionist (uncredited)   See fewer
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