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For Love of Ivy is a 1968 American romantic comedy film directed by Daniel Mann. The film stars Sidney Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges, Nan Martin, Lauri Peters, and Carroll O'Connor. The story was written by Poitier with screenwriter Robert Alan Aurthur. The musical score was composed by Quincy Jones.
For Love of Ivy: Directed by Daniel Mann. With Sidney Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges, Nan Martin. Upon learning their maid will be leaving to earn an education, the son of the family decides to set her up with a man.
Sidney Poitier stars as a trucking tycoon who falls in love with his maid, played by Abbey Lincoln. Roger Ebert praises the movie as a warm and delightful comedy, and criticizes the ideological questions about its racial portrayal.
Because she wants more excitement in her life, a 27-year-old black woman, Ivy Moore, decides to leave her job as domestic to a Long Island family and go to secretarial school. When she announces her plans to her employers, the Austins, the entire family is upset at losing their maid-housekeeper-confidante of 9 years' standing.
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Two Long Island teens force a roving gambler (Sidney Poitier) to date their maid (Abbey Lincoln), to keep her from quitting.
A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish year old son decides what she needs is a change and begins searching for a man to wine and dine her, but who won't marry her, thinking that this will distract her from her plans.
