Something the Lord Made (2004)

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Written by Peter Silverman, Robert Caswell

Directed by Joseph Sargent

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2004

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Made for TV

From becoming a team in the 1940s, surgeon Alfred Blalock and his gifted assistant Vivien Thomas performed miracles in heart surgery. But, being black, Vivien found that very little credit was to come his way. A clear-eyed but stirring real-life tale of injustice

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Cast

Image for Alan RickmanAlan RickmanAlfred Blalock
Mos DefVivien Thomas
Mary Stuart MastersonDr. Helen Taussig
Kyra SedgwickMary Blalock
Merritt WeverMrs. Saxon
Doug OLearMichael Saxon
James E. AshResident doctor
David BaileyThe General
Nat BenchleyKarsh
Chris BoykinBellhop
R. Emery BrightDishwasher
Al BrownDr. Ford
Tray ChaneyCollege Student
Antonio D. CharityAdmissions Officer
Robert F. ChewJanitor
Paul M. Clary1943 Doctor
Brigid ClearyVivien's secretary
Charles S. DuttonWilliam Thomas
Henri EdmondsMary Thomas
Sheila EdmondsonAdult Olga Thomas
Lynn Jane ForemanMrs. Ford
Dan FrankoResident doctor
Brooke GaiglerElieen Saxon
Kera GaiglerElieen Saxon
Yolanda JenkinsHousekeeper
Lyndon JohnsonHimself
John F. KennedyHimself
Z.M. Nan KhanLuncheon cashier
Martin Luther KingHimself
Dave LankfordResident Doctor
Clayton LeBouefHarold Thomas
Marty LodgeFather Aucott
Wil LoveDr. Hecker
Sean MacLaughlinDr. Swedlin
Robert Neal MarshallDist. Party Guest
Bolton MarshDr. William P. Longmire Jr.
Kerry MeushawDoctor
Tel MonksDr. Dorsey
Rahaleh NassriPaging Nurse
Jim NiebIntern
Elisabeth NoonePayroll clerk
Carlyncia S. PeckAdult Theodocia Thomas
Sean PrattResident
Matthew RussellResident
Alan SaderHecker's crony
Timothy J. Scanlin Jr.Dr. Denton Cooley
Thomas W. StewartDoctor
Dave TrovatoDr. Harmel
Gabrielle UnionClara Thomas
Schuster VanceResident Doctor
Jonathan WatkinsDr. Kelvin
Douglas WatsonDean Hamilton
Linda WilliamsMay
Malcolm X.Himself
Irene ZieglerFrances Grebel

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