Five on the Black Hand Side

Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)

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Comedy

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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  • Release Date: 1973-10-25
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Director: Oscar Williams

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Clarice Taylor

      Mrs. Brooks

    • Leonard Jackson

      Mr. Brooks

    • Virginia Capers

      Ruby

    • Glynn Turman

      Gideon

    • Dick Anthony Williams

      Preston

    • Carl Franklin

      Marvin

    • Ja'net DuBois

      Stormy Monday

    • D'Urville Martin

      Booker T.

    • Godfrey Cambridge

      Godfrey Cambridge

    • Sonny Jim Gaines

      Sweetmeat

    • Bonnie Banfield

      Gail

    • Frankie Crocker

      Rolls Royce

    • Tchaka Almoravids

      Fun Loving

    • Henry G. Sanders

      Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)

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