For Love of Ivy 
With a story concocted by the film’s leading man Sidney Poitier, For Love of Ivy centers on the titular character (Abbey Lincoln), hoping to give up her role as a white family’s domestic and begin anew in a city. The family’s son takes it upon himself to find Ivy a partner as a ploy to convince her to stay. Her suitor has other plans. As romantic leads, the warmth between Sidney Poitier and Abbey Lincoln captures the heart.  

Anna Lucasta 
After her bible-thumping and alcoholic father throws her out, Anna Lucasta (Eartha Kitt) turns to sex work to survive. Called back home by the possibility of reconciliation, Anna learns her family wants to arrange for her to marry a well-off man in a scheme to make them rich. Things get complicated when a friend from her past (Sammy Davis Jr.) returns. With unrestricted charisma, Sammy Davis Jr. and Eartha Kitt deliver performances unlike any other in their careers. The cast is rounded out by Frederick O’Neal, Rex Ingram, and Henry Scott.