The Shopping Bag Lady is a 1975 American short film directed by Bert Salzman and starring Mildred Dunnock.
Plot summary A shopping-bag lady, Annie Lewis (Mildred Dunnock), is viewed as a homeless nobody by two thoughtless teenage girls. After Annie is picked up by the police due to a misunderstanding, one of the girls (Emily) learns to see her as a human being after looking through Annie's possessions (which Emily has salvaged). As a result Emily is more compassionate towards her grandmother, with whom she lives.The Shopping Bag Lady. Internet Archive. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
Cast Mildred Dunnock as Annie Lewis (the Shopping Bag Lady) Julie Wakefield as Emily Holly Scott as Lucy Eleanor Phelps as Grandmother Justine Miceli as Helen William Bressant as Cop Debbie Howard as Girl in school Laura Whyte as Nurse Chip Carroll as Martin Alice Beardsley as Woman in park
Reception The Shopping Bag Lady was named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1975.
See also List of American films of 1975
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