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Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
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You've been coffy-tized, blacula-rized and super-flied - but now you're gonna be glorified, unified and filled-with-pride... when you see "Five on the Black Hand Side"Plot Keywords:
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I saw the film in 1973 and in 2004. moreCast
(Credited cast)| Clarice Taylor | ... | Gladys Ann Brooks | |
| Leonard Jackson | ... | John Henry Brooks | |
| Virginia Capers | ... | Ruby | |
| Glynn Turman | ... | Gideon | |
| D'Urville Martin | ... | Booker T. Washington 'Sharrief' Brooks | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tchaka Almoravids | ... | Fun Loving | |
| Kwasi Badu | ... | Chief Royal Ashanti Drummer | |
| Bonnie Banfield | ... | Gail | |
| Godfrey Cambridge | ... | Himself | |
| Frankie Crocker | ... | Rolls Royce | |
| Ja'net DuBois | ... | Stormy Monday | |
| Carl Franklin | ... | Marvin | |
| Sonny Jim Gaines | ... | Sweetmeat | |
| Douglas Johnson | ... | Driver | |
| Philomena Nowlin | ... | Katheryn | |
| Rudy Joe Ringo | ... | Steak Seller | |
| Fred D. Scott | ... | Porter Fat (as Fred Daniel Scott) | |
| Imamu Sukuma | ... | Minister | |
| Brenda Sutton | ... | Nia | |
| Jean Taylor | ... | Evangelist | |
| Ronald Warden | ... | Militant | |
| Dick Anthony Williams | ... | Preston | |
| Cal Wilson | ... | Hasaan | |
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A light comedy that touched on subjects very real at the time. The production seems rough around the edges by todays standards but in comparison to others at the time typical. The setting could be in the northeast, or the west, or the south. The actors are originals whose parts were copied and polished over and over for the next ten years. What might be considered a little corny today was closer to actuality then. Perhaps we are more cynical now but on the other hand I see similarities Between this films underlying themes and a couple of the newer films of this type. Maybe we could go back to warm comedies that speak of our issues, maybe we have. See it while it is still available. One of my favorites. A classic of the time.