Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one carefully tended white community, she meets Roop, a charismatic but irresponsible garbage collector. Romance quickly ensues, but Claudine doubts that their relationship is good for her six children, and Rupert, despite his good nature, is reluctant to take on fatherhood.

• 20th Century Fox
• Diahann Carroll
• James Earl Jones
• Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
• Tamu Blackwell
• David Krüger
• Yvette Curtis
• Eric Jones
• Socorro Stephens