Sweet Love, Bitter is a 1967 film based on the novel Night Song by John Alfred Williams.
The film opens with Richie "Eagle" Stokes (Dick Gregory) found dead in his bed before showing the journey of how he got there.
He is a jazz musician, jaded by how society treats him and seeks to numb himself with drugs, liquor and women.
He crosses paths with David Hillary (Don Murray), a white male and former professor, when they both find themselves at a pawn shop.
From here the film further explores the relationship between Robinson his girlfriend Della(Diane Varsi) where they exhibit doubts and fears of interracial discrimination.