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One Potato, Two Potato

Like many others who have commented here, I have never forgotten this powerful and deeply moving film. Though I saw it back in 1964 when it was released I remember every detail of the story. The screen writing was inspired and the understated performances by the cast were superb. I recall that for many weeks after seeing this movie I wept when thinking about it. It is a pity that it is not available for home viewing. To those who loved this film I would recommend another which came out the same year and also dealt with racial issues. The name of that film is "Nothing But A Man" and is available on DVD. Like "One Potato Two Potato" it is a brilliant and sensitive film.

I was about 15 years old when I saw this movie. I will confess to not to realizing what the adults were all upset about (given my immaturity at the time). I did realize that there was an issue due to color (I was a 15-year old black boy). I was too young to catch any (or some of the) nuances attributed to why adults did what they did. However, I do remember black-white relations were in turmoil. I believe while watching the movie, I was attempting to wonder how I would be in an interracial relationship. On that front, the movie did its job of involving the viewer. There must have been quite an impression for me to remember this movie all of these years. I have looked for this movie (high and low). Apparently, there is no call (or profit) to release the movie to video for general purchase. Any collection would be graced highly with the movie. I, too, am moved when I see Barbara---no matter the acting situation she is in.

I saw this movie on TV as a child, and I remember being very moved by it. It could only have been a few years after it was released. I have waited years to see it again and have never had the opportunity.I have asked many people about it and have never met anyone else who saw it! Highly recommended as an accurate snapshot of a moment in time. Quite daring for it's time, also, as it predates "Guess who's coming to dinner". It's highly poignant ending still makes me emotional after all these years. I hope it is released on DVD as it is a film that deserves to be viewed. I wasn't aware that the screenplay had won an Oscar- brilliant!

I grew up in the town where this movie was made! At first I felt why my town for this movie? I always felt that although where I lived seemed part of the 'tolerant' north, however it was in the end just like every other place in 'middle' American that represented the themes in this movie. It had a profound effect on me, besides being a well-made film, it's thought-provoking theme woke me up in 1965 to all the undercurrents of racism around me and in the town that I had been ignoring. To bring the theme even more to the fore, I saw this movie with our then exchange student who was from Africa. I think he found the movie very bewildering, but all of us with him were very uncomfortable! I would really like to find a copy of this movie, any ideas? I am told that it can be ordered but is very expensive, but I don't even know where to order it.

I just finished watching One Potato Two Potato, which TCM aired. The film is terrific, and by today's standards, it still holds up as a film that resonates emotionally and socially. Without saying too much about what happens, I'll just say that I was simply stunned by the film overall. I'm so glad to have seen it. I'm still affected by what I just saw. Anyone who isn't moved by OPTP is surely in need of a heart transplant. This was a great vehicle for actress Barbara Barrie. And the little girl who plays her daughter is top drawer. Such a good movie!

I saw this film in Beirut in 1964 or 1965. I went with my sister and my best friend, Bea Brand, who was the daughter of the Consul General of South Africa in Lebanon. We were all around 17-18 years old at the time. I still remember how sad and heart-breaking the film was. My South African friend was furious that such a film was being shown and was raving and ranting, saying that she was going to report it to her father who "should do something about taking it out of the theater at once." She couldn't swallow the fact that a white woman could marry a black man. My sister and I tried to explain to her that this was Lebanon and that these issues don't exist here, and that it was just a movie. I haven't seen the film since then, neither have I seen my friend, Bea, as she and her family left Lebanon, but I will never forget how I felt at the end of the film. Films like this one stay with the viewer forever...and South Africa has come a long way since 1965.

I saw this movie in the mid-60s in a theater and the last scene was heart-wrenching. I felt like I had been hit by a baseball bat. Several years later I saw the movie on TV and was surprised to find that, as that final scene approached, I could feel the same emotions building. The movie had not lost its effect! I would love to watch this movie again to see if it would have the same impact. It would be interesting if young people today would see the power of this film or if, because "things have changed," the story line would seem outdated. Apparently this film is NOT available on video, unfortunately. I wonder why? Who makes that decision?

Viewed this movie in the sixties and never forgot the court ruling on the custody of a white child. This movie explores romance between a divorced white woman with a Black man, their interracial marriage and the short-sighted ruling by a judge on the effect of a white child being raised and loved in an interracial household v. custody being returned to her biological father who has had no relationship with his child since birth. Opinions of family members, clergy and friends are explored, also racial intolerance . So sensitive is this work of art with a most heart wrenching, conclusion. I searched for this movie for years and have finally found it (DVD format)for sale at LEARMEDIA.COM