"It was a wonderful experience. I almost told them you don't need to pay me but I didn't tell them that," the late Diahann Carroll on the making of CLAUDINE ('74). Carroll was nominated for an Oscar for her performance. The film is available on demand on Watch TCM. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

The Movie Claudine -- featuring Gladys Knight And The Pips The 1974 film Claudine is a socially conscious romantic comedy starring Diahann Carroll as a poor single mother in Harlem struggling with welfare, poverty, and raising six kids, who falls for garbage collector Roop (James Earl Jones), exploring black family life, welfare system complexities, and finding love amidst urban challenges, all uplifted by Curtis Mayfield's iconic soundtrack and the stars' great chemistry. . . Follow Us at David