| Amazing Grace | |
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Theatrical poster to Amazing Grace (1974) |
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| Directed by | Stan Lathan |
| Written by | Matt Robinson |
| Starring | Moms Mabley Slappy White Rosalind Cash Moses Gunn |
| Release date(s) | August 30, 1974 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Amazing Grace is a 1974 light comedy featuring black comedienne Moms Mabley as a widow who tries to influence the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, after she discovers that a black candidate is being used by the incumbent mayor to further his own reelection efforts. Mabley appeared in the film, along with veteran actors Butterfly McQueen and Stepin Fetchit, only a year before her death at the age of 81. The film does not deal with the popular Christian hymn (with words by John Newton) but is a play on Mabley's character, who happens to be named Grace. It has been released on home video.