Together Brothers (20th Century Fox) (1974)

Meet The Dudes Who Play The “Together Brothers” When first viewing the youngsters who star in the Sandy Howard pro duction, “TOGETHER BROTHERS,” premiering at the sesiyecoemesteyecaes Theatre, one would never guess that acting is where it’s at, present and future, for all of them. Their appearance is no different from any other black youngsters, or for that matter, the kid down the street, except for one thing. Both a basketball arena and the acting arena hold equal thrills for these teenagers. Ahmad ‘‘Ace”’ Nurradin, 15-year-old teenager from New York, plays H.J., the gang leader in the film. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., on August 26, Nurradin now lives with his mother Azeeza and stepfather Robert Hurston in the Harlem section of New York City. The 5’9” tall, dark-eyed youngster is making his motion picture debut in “TOGETHER BROTHERS.” This is also his first professional acting job. He presently attends Music and Arts High School in Manhattan. Nelson Sims, 15-year-old from Los Angeles, is in his second year at Thomas Jefferson High School. Born in Selma, Alabama, Nelson recalls that he was one of the youngest participants in the Selma-Montgomery Freedom March. Although this is his first motion picture, Nelson has been studying singing and dancing for several years. He works with a stage group in Compton, California to further himself as an actor. Owen Pace is a 155-lb., 5’8”’ tall, 17-year-old born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles. Now studying architecture, Owen attends Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles and participates in all sports, mainly basketball. His mother is singer Jean Pace, married to Oscar Brown, Jr., the entertainer. Kim Dorsey, 15-year-old from Los Angeles, plays the role of Gri’Gri’. This marks his first experience in motion pictures. A student at Fairfax High School, Kim spends his hours away from school studying acting and guitar. Kim has had previous experience before the cameras, having worked in several television commercials. Kenneth Bell, who plays the part of Mau Mau, is the most experienced member of the “‘TOGETHER BROTHERS.” He is 18 years old, resides in Los Angeles, and has been in films for about ten years. His first film was at the age of eight when he acted and sang with Bing Crosby in “Robin and the Seven Hoods.’”’ He has since worked in numerous commercials, in addition to ‘‘Make Room for Granddaddy” with Danny Thomas on television and the theatrical film, “‘Cincinnati Kid.” He is a graduate of Hollywood High School where he won letters in track and football. Ken now attends L.A. City College, studying cinematography. “TOGETHER BROTHERS,” a Sandy Howard Production for 20th Century-Fox release was produced by Robert L. Rosen and directed by William A. Graham with screenplay by Jack DeWitt and Joe Greene. A Tiny Bundle of Acting Dynamite Anthony Wilson is a five-year-old, 43 pound bundle of dynamite who stands 30” tall and has the biggest dark eyes in the world. In fact, at this young age, this youngster is more eyes than much else ... except for talent. Anthony, who is called Tony by everyone who knows him, is the mini-star of the Sandy Howard prodiket ion. 7-0 G heiive i BROTHERS,” which Robert L. Rosen produced and William A. Graham directed. The 20th CenturyFox telease premieres ...;.....20+22-+.-at Leheeeareeecr errr Theatre. In the film, screenplayed by Jack DeWitt and Joe Greene, Tony plays the role of Tommy, brother .to teenage gang leader H.J., played by Ahmad Nurradin. Like Ahmad, Tony is making his motion picture debut. Cute, exceptionally talented, Tony is likely to become a big little star. Interesting it is that Tony’s career is emerging from a disappointing start .. even at five years of age. According to his parents, Leroy and Ella Mae Wilson, Tony was originally chosen to sing the “Jack-In— The-Box’’ hamburger commercial which has brought fame and fortune to Rodney Allen Rippy. Unfortunately, Anthony was allergic to onions, and was succeeded by Rodney. Incidentally, it can now be said that since working on location in the deep south of Galveston, Texas, Tony has become better acquainted with onions. Tony’s part runs throughout the film. He is the child who witnesses the murder of a well-liked black policeman. Because of the traumatic shock in witnessing this tragedy, he temporarily loses his voice. In the end, of course, he regains his speech, but that’s after a long and suspenseful chase involving the killer, played by Lincoln Kilpatrick. Tony attends church regularly in his home town and is now entering the first grade of public school. His mother, Ella Mae Wilson, also makes her acting debut in the picture in the role of a character called Mad Nellie. Tony Wilson’s father works for the Garrett Industrial Supply Company in southern California, and teaches Sunday School class at their local Baptist Church. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wilson also operate a maintenance company in Carson, California. As for Tony’s hobbies and what he likes to do best, it’s simply ... play, play, play and more play. As an actor, and as he grows up, he’ll find that actors also love to play, and for pay too. 2B Lincoln Kilpatrick is a psychotic killer who threatens the life of five-year-old Anthony Wilson in ““TOGETHER BROTHERS,” a Sandy Howard Production premiering ............... BURG csi seisseczenss Theatre. The 20th Century-Fox release was directed by William Graham and produced by Robert Rosen. A Killing Challenge For Lincoln Kilpatrick Lincoln Kilpatrick, one of the more formidable black actors gracing the motion picture screen, plays the most difficult character role of his career in the Sandy Howard production, “TOGETHER BROTHERS,” premiering epEfecSae se ieee cee AVHUNC! sc 2.cc-cockss esas eee ALT eC. As the paranoid homosexual killer Billy Most, Kilpatrick is called on to create a character who is both frighteningly insane and yet also sympathetic. Kilpatrick was raised in Anchorage, Alaska, where his father, a construction worker, moved with his family when Lincoln was nine. His mother opened a nightclub, the Wyo Club, and between helping her and acting in high school plays, Lincoln’s interest in the theatre grew. Interesting to note is the fact that Kilpatrick showed signs of wanting to be an actor as young as three years of age. At that tender age, he appeared in a church Christmas pageant in his home town of St. Louis, Missouri. “‘It must have taken my mother a month to teach me my line, ‘I’m Santa Claus’ helper,’ but the moment I delivered it and heard the applause, I knew then that was what I wanted, ” Kilpatrick recalls. Ahmad Nurradin is the leader of a teenage ghetto gang in “TOGETHER BROTHERS,” a Sandy Howard Production preMUMCTING ge cotrtos cuss at the Theatre. The 20th Century-Fox release was directed by William Graham and produced by Robert Rosen. After serving in the U.S. Army, Kilpatrick went to New York where he entered the American Theatre Wing. While studying there he was cast in a small role in “Take A Giant Step” where he met his wife-to-be, Helena Ferguson. After graduation he appeared in such plays as “A Raisin in the Sun,” “Deep are the Roots,” **Slaves,” ‘‘The Blacks,” and, on Broadway, “Blues for Mr. Charlie.” All this time Kilpatrick had to have other jobs in order to support his wife and children, Eric, now twenty-three, Lincoln Godfrey, eleven, who was named after best friend Godfrey Cambridge, and DaCarla, nine. Kilpatrick never forgets driving a taxi to support his family. This is what he did while he was with the Lincoln Center Repertory Company for the 1965-66 season. Kilpatrick’s fortunes as an actor began looking up when he replaced Robert Hooks in “Hallelujah, Baby,” a successful Broadway play, and did several months of the television soap opera “Love of Life.” Shortly thereafter he decided that he may have a better future in Los Angeles. He moved there with his family in 1968 and since that time has worked actively in television and motion pictures, appearing in such films as “Stiletto,” “Cool Breeze,” ‘‘Sheila,” “The Omega Man’’ and ‘Soul Soldiers,” and in television episodes of “Ironsides,” ‘‘The Bold Ones,” and “‘Medical Center,’ among others. One of Kilpatrick’s greatest ambitions has been realized since he co-founded the Kilpatrick-Cambridge School of Theatre Arts which is headquartered at The Burbank Studios. “TOGETHER BROTHERS,” a Sandy Howard Production for 20th Century-Fox release was produced by Robert L. Rosen and directed by William A. Graham with screenplay by Jack DeWitt and Joe Greene.