Book of Numbers (1973)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Raymond St. Jacques

Writers:

Robert Deane Pharr (novel)
Larry Spiegel (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The Black King of the Numbers Game

Plot:

Two waiters in Depression-era Arkansas get involved in the numbers racket. |

Plot Keywords:

Arkansas | Waiter | Numbers Racket | Great Depression | Depression

Cast

Raymond St. Jacques	...	Blueboy Harris
Philip Michael Thomas	...	Dave Green
Freda Payne	...	Kelly Simms
D'Urville Martin
Sterling St. Jacques	...	Kid Flick
Gilbert Green
Irma P. Hall	...	Georgia Brown
Doug Finell	...	Eggy
Willie Washinton Jr.	...	Makepeace Johnson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hope Clarke	...	Pigmeat Goins
Reginald T. Dorsey	...	Junebug
David Magnuson	...	Hoodlum #2
Dan Owens	...	Baliff

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Company:

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 5 (1998) (V)

Hard To Find This Movie on Video

Book of Numbers (1973) was released on video only on the long-gone Magnetic Video Corporation label in 1979. I have a copy of this entertaining and very politically incorrect movie. The movie has never been re-issued. Too bad. This movie is much better than many of the more serious black-themed films of recent note (think Spike Lee movies, etc.). Book of Numbers is short and sweet with a running time of about 1hr and 20mins and contains scenes you will not find in any other movie. I guarantee it. If anyone has a chance to see this movie (about a black numbers racket during the 30s who try and keep a scummy white mobster from invading their turf and taking their money)--they should. I also think "Book of Numbers" should be watched more than once.