After thirty years teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner city school proves to be too much to resist.
Mark Thackeray
Sidney Poitier
Wilsie Carrouthers
Christian Payton
Evie
Dana Eskelson
Danny Laredo
Fernando López
Rebecca Torrado
Casey Lluberes
Frankie Davanon
Michael Gilio
Arch Carrouthers
LZ Granderson
LaVerne Mariner
Bernadette Speakes
Stan Cameli
Jamie Kolacki
Louisa Rodgriguez
Saundra Santiago
Emily Taylor
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Barbara Pegg
Lulu
Pamela Dare
Judy Geeson
Horace Weaver
Daniel J. Travanti
Greg Emory
John Beasley
Mark Taylor
Christopher Birt
Lynn Guzman
Antonia Bogdanovich
Very British Woman
Pauline Brailsford
Florist Driver
Delle Chatman
Detective Dennis
Neil Flynn
Rob Doerr
Joe Forbrich
Old Woman
Irma P. Hall
Tommie Rahwn (as Melton Jackson)
Mel Jackson
Bill Plummer
Doug Johnson
Helen Goldfarb
Joan Kohn
Secretary
Paulette McDaniels
Mr. Yallick
David Pease
Detective Alvarez
Juan Ramírez
Old Man
Russ Reed
Dignitary
Nicholas Rudall
Tommie's Gang Pal
Juan Sanchez Jr.
School Guard
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Sergeant Giametti
Jeff Still
Mrs. Carrouthers
Jackie Taylor
Publisher
John M. Watson Sr.
Leo Radatz
Jason Winer
Billy Lapatynski
Kris Wolff
Cabbie
Cedric Young
Clarion Receptionist (uncredited)
Stephanie Burton
Thug (uncredited)
Antonio Polk