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14 August 1974 (USA) more
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Every Brother's Friend. Every Mother's Enemy.
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Cast

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Rockne Tarkington ... Samson

William Smith ... Johnny Nappa
Connie Strickland ... Tina

Carol Speed ... Leslie
Michael Payne ... Arthur
Joe Tornatore ... Harry
Titos Vandis ... Joseph Nappa
Napoleon Whiting ... Old Henry
John Alderman ... Michael Briggs
Fred Scheiwiller ... Charlie Frisco
Ernest Robinson ... Ragamuffin

Nick Dimitri ... Milo
Ken Bell ... C.T
Junero Jennings ... Shine
Marvin Walters ... Junkie
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98 min
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[In Samson's Bar. Nappa's man are making trouble. Samson gets angry]
Samson: Just keep your people out of here!
Johnny Nappa: But you have a bar. You have a licence. You have to serve anybody who comes in here, don't you?
Samson: [smiles] Yeah, but this is a lousy bar with a lousy service!
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Forgotten Black actioner., 10 October 1999
Author: William (williamnorton316@hotmail.com) from Seattle, Washington

White Director/Stuntman Chuck Bail directed this forgotten Warner Bros. film that features Rockne Tarkington (well-known for starring on 70's kid show BANANA SPLITS:DANGER ISLAND) as Samson, a nightclub owner (who owns a lion) who doesn't want any drugs on his neighborhood. William Smith is terrific as a evil Johnny Napa, who wants to own the neighborhood and starts a war with Samson. Character actor Titos Vandis (who is Greek)is miscast as a italian mobster, but seems to chew up the part prettty good. The film does look cheap, and it's intresting Warner Bros. gave Tarkington a lead when it's reported that he turned down ENTER THE DRAGON (a part which went to Jim kelly). The ending is pretty good, so I recommened this film to any action fans looking for 70's actioner. Actor/Stuntman Tornatore later directed Rockne is ZEBRA FORCE and worked with him on TRAINED TO KILL U.S.A.

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