Mermaids, Frog Legs And Fillets
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Documentary about a black man, Lincoln Rorie, a white man, Jerry Williams, and the unique way in which they earn their living at a seafood selling boat on a Washington, D C wharf, attracting customers with rhymes and 'cries.' Discusses both men's backgrounds, Lincoln's in the city streets and open air markets of Washington, and Jerry's among the fishing boats and country stores of rural Virginia, and the influence of each man's father in their choice of occupation and fast talking abilities.
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