Reverend Otis Waldren
Когда президент и спикер палаты погибают в результате крушения здания, а вице-президент отказывается от должности из-за возраста и плохого состояния здоровья, сенатор Дуглас Дилман (Джеймс Эрл Джонс) внезапно становится первым временным президентом, чернокожим человеком в "Овальный кабинете". События с этого дня до следующих выборов, когда он должен решить, будет ли он действительно бороться, бросать вызов своим навыкам как политик и лидер.
Dealer (as Reggie Finderson)
An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that exploits the more base, stereotypical elements of old-time black life (chicken thievin', gamblin', runnin' from ghosteses) for laughs -- sort of like the BET of its day. Mantan and Miller win a house-cum-casino in a craps game, only to discover that the deceased former owners aren't too pleased that their old home is being used for "jitterbugging, jiving, and hullaballooing". I hate hullaballooing. The ghosts decide to scare everyone off by opening doors and windows, pulling out chairs, even playing the drums.
Hickson
Helen Fielding, heir to the fortunes of the late millionaire Roger Fielding, Sr., has broken off her relationship with the unscrupulous Lew Covey to pursue a romance with reporter Bill Summers. Covey, determined to get at Helen's inheritance, vows to win her back.
Phil Harrington
Kenny Harrington, the star football player of Gilmore College, leads his team to many victories, raising hopes that Gilmore will play in the "Peach Bowl," the championship playoffs of the Western conference. Unknown to Kenny, Downey, the head of a gambling syndicate, has placed a $100,000 bet against the Gilmore team.
Slick
A young black doctor sets out to establish a free clinic in Harlem.
Danny (Meade's chief henchman) (as Reggie Fenderson)
Two mobs fight for control of the jukebox racket.
Freddie Gordon
A female warden takes over at a state reform school and attempts to bring about needed changes. Restored in 2020 by the Academy Film Archive with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Arts from a 16mm print donated by Giancarlo Esposito and Laurence Fishburne.
Nick
An undercover police woman poses as a nighclub entertainer to catch the main man behind the racketeers going on around Harlem. Meanwhile two men are falling for her.
