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Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)

Overview

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.
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Oscar Williams profile
Oscar Williams

Director

Charlie L. Russell profile
Charlie L. Russell

Screenplay

Cast

Clarice Taylor profile
Clarice Taylor

Mrs. Brooks

Leonard Jackson profile
Leonard Jackson

Mr. Brooks

Virginia Capers profile
Virginia Capers

Ruby

Glynn Turman profile
Glynn Turman

Gideon

Dick Anthony Williams profile
Dick Anthony Williams

Preston

Carl Franklin profile
Carl Franklin

Marvin

Ja'net DuBois profile
Ja'net DuBois

Stormy Monday

D'Urville Martin profile
D'Urville Martin

Booker T.

Godfrey Cambridge profile
Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Sonny Jim Gaines profile
Sonny Jim Gaines

Sweetmeat

Bonnie Banfield profile
Bonnie Banfield

Gail

Frankie Crocker profile
Frankie Crocker

Rolls Royce

Clarice Taylor profile
Clarice Taylor

Mrs. Brooks

Leonard Jackson profile
Leonard Jackson

Mr. Brooks

Virginia Capers profile
Virginia Capers

Ruby

Glynn Turman profile
Glynn Turman

Gideon

Dick Anthony Williams profile
Dick Anthony Williams

Preston

Carl Franklin profile
Carl Franklin

Marvin

Ja'net DuBois profile
Ja'net DuBois

Stormy Monday

D'Urville Martin profile
D'Urville Martin

Booker T.

Godfrey Cambridge profile
Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Sonny Jim Gaines profile
Sonny Jim Gaines

Sweetmeat

Bonnie Banfield profile
Bonnie Banfield

Gail

Frankie Crocker profile
Frankie Crocker

Rolls Royce

Extra

Release Date

October 25, 1973

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

United Artists logoFive Hand Company logo

Available On

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Videos

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

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