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Black Samson

  • 19741974
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  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
554
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Black Samson (1974)
Noble nightclub owner Samson does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Johnny Nappa tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a brave stand against Nappa and his flunkies.
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Noble nightclub owner Samson does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Johnny Nappa tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a brave... Read allNoble nightclub owner Samson does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Johnny Nappa tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a brave stand against Nappa and his flunkies.Noble nightclub owner Samson does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Johnny Nappa tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a brave stand against Nappa and his flunkies.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
554
YOUR RATING
    • Charles Bail
    • Warren Hamilton Jr.(screenplay by)
    • Daniel Cady(story by)
  • Stars
    • Rockne Tarkington
    • William Smith
    • Connie Strickland
    • Charles Bail
    • Warren Hamilton Jr.(screenplay by)
    • Daniel Cady(story by)
  • Stars
    • Rockne Tarkington
    • William Smith
    • Connie Strickland
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Carol Speed and Rockne Tarkington in Black Samson (1974)
    William Smith and Carol Speed in Black Samson (1974)
    William Smith and Rockne Tarkington in Black Samson (1974)
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    Rockne Tarkington in Black Samson (1974)
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    Rockne Tarkington
    Rockne Tarkington
    • Samson
    William Smith
    William Smith
    • Johnny Nappa
    Connie Strickland
    • Tina
    Carol Speed
    Carol Speed
    • Leslie
    Michael Payne
    • Arthur
    Joe Tornatore
    Joe Tornatore
    • Harry
    Titos Vandis
    Titos Vandis
    • Joseph Nappa
    Napoleon Whiting
    Napoleon Whiting
    • Old Henry
    John Alderman
    John Alderman
    • Michael Briggs
    Fred Scheiwiller
    • Charlie Frisco
    Ernest Robinson
    Ernest Robinson
    • Ragamuffin
    Nick Dimitri
    Nick Dimitri
    • Milo
    Ken Bell
    • C.T
    Junero Jennings
    • Shine
    • (as Jennero Jennings)
    Marvin Walters
    • Junkie
    Shelley St. Clair
    • Nappa's Secretary
    Edgar Charles
    • Bar Patron
    Kenneth Crowe
    • Vic
      • Charles Bail
      • Warren Hamilton Jr.(screenplay by)
      • Daniel Cady(story by)
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    • Trivia
      Rockne Tarkington and William Smith were the original actors intended to play Williams and Roper in Enter the Dragon (1973).
    • Goofs
      When Johnny goes to hit Tina after both were out by the pool, his punch swing noticeably misses her head, but worse, her reaction is very much delayed.
    • Quotes

      [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 license. You have to serve anybody who comes in here, don't you?

      Samson: [smiles] Yeah, but this is a lousy bar with lousy service!

    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Black Samson
      Words and Music by Allen Toussaint

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    5/10
    Standard era pic
    There's not much to separate this from most blaxploitation era movies apart from the lion and the club. The soundtrack is average, the plot is rote, and the action poorly done. It's got a message that it wears on its sleeve and there's never any sense of doubt or moment of not knowing what's gonna happen. An average movie at best. Also, the lion really needed to do something at some point other than just be set dressing. If there ever was a movie that called for a mauling it was this one.
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    • Jan 16, 2022

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1974 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 1020 West 94th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Omni Pictures
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
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