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Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)

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Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Oscar Williams
Writer : Charlie L. Russell

Synopsis

Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife (Clarice Taylor) joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.

Actors

Clarice Taylor
Clarice Taylor
Mrs. Brooks
Leonard Jackson
Leonard Jackson
Mr. Brooks
Virginia Capers
Virginia Capers
Ruby
Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman
Gideon
Dick Anthony Williams
Dick Anthony Williams
Preston
Carl Franklin
Carl Franklin
Marvin
Ja'net DuBois
Ja'net DuBois
Stormy Monday
D'Urville Martin
D'Urville Martin
Booker T.
Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge
Sonny Jim Gaines
Sonny Jim Gaines
Sweetmeat
Bonnie Banfield
Bonnie Banfield
Gail

Crews

Oscar Williams
Oscar Williams
Director
Charlie L. Russell
Charlie L. Russell
Screenplay
Charlie L. Russell
Charlie L. Russell
Teleplay
Kay Korwin
Kay Korwin
Associate Producer
Brock Peters
Brock Peters
Producer
H.B. Barnum
H.B. Barnum
Music

Trailers and other movies

Five on the Black Hand Side (1973, trailer) [Leonard Jackson, Clarice Taylor, Glynn Turman]

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