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Five on the Black Hand Side is a 1973 African American comedy film based on the 1969 play of the same name by Charlie L. Russell. It was shot in Los Angeles, California. Leonard Jackson appeared as John Henry Brooks. He was cast in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple fifteen years later.
Oct 25, 1973 · Five on the Black Hand Side: Directed by Oscar Williams. With Godfrey Cambridge, Clarice Taylor, Leonard Jackson, Virginia Capers. In contrast to most of the violence-laden "blaxploitation" films of the period, this low-budget effort eschews exploitation for humanity and domestic drama.
Sep 22, 2014 · Five on the Black Hand Side is a project exploring gestural languages that were born in African American communities during the 1960s and 1970s, including the “the dap” and the black power handshake.
Jul 11, 2021 · Soon a battle of wills erupts in the Brooks household, and no one is going to readily back down. Release date: October 25, 1973 (USA) Director: Oscar Williams Music by: H. B. Barnum #camplo. Mr ...
Five on the Black Hand Side is a revelation for the power of Leonard Jackson's portrayal. Rarely has the stage or screen been blessed with someone with as powerful a set of lungs and commanding a voice as Jackson.
Five on the Black Hand Side. 1973 · 1 hr 36 min. PG. Comedy · Drama. Fed up with her husband’s domineering ways, a middle-class Black housewife follows her progressive children’s advice and stages a protest.
Five on the Black Hand Side PG 1973 1h 36m Comedy List Reviews 45% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Mr. Brooks (Leonard Jackson) is an African-American barbershop owner who runs his household...
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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 joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior. — Anonymous.
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.
