The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)
You learn a lot in the streets.
104 min
A 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson who joined a gang and committed petty crime before being sent to prison. After his release from prison he changes his life.
- Release date
- July 17, 1974
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Trailer
Soundtrack
Original scoreThe Education of Sonny Carson1974 · 13 tracks- Where Do I Go From Here (Sonny Carson's Theme)instrumental3:25
- The Robbery and the Chaseinstrumental2:37
- Exercise Runinstrumental2:06
- Girl, Girl, Girl (Sonny and Virginia)instrumental3:07
- Daydreamsinstrumental3:50
- The Rumbleinstrumental1:45
- Funeral Parlorinstrumental1:22
- Please Be Thereinstrumental3:23
- Flashbulbsinstrumental2:25
- Father and Soninstrumental1:50
- The Junkiesinstrumental2:14
- New Directioninstrumental1:27
Cast
- Rony Clanton as Sonny Carson
- Don Gordon as Pigliani
- Joyce Walker as Virginia
- Paul Benjamin as Pops
- Thomas Hicks as Young Sonny
- Mary Alice as Moms
- Ram John Holder as Preacher
- Jerry Bell as Lil Boy
- Ray Rainbow Johnson as Benny
- Derrick Champ Ford as Wolfe
Crew
- Michael Campus · Director
- Sonny Carson · Writer
- Fred Hudson · Writer
- Irwin Yablans · Producer
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson · Composer
- Edward R. Brown · Cinematographer
- Moe Howard · Editor
- Edward Warschilka · Editor