Five on the Black Hand Side poster

Five on the Black Hand Side( 1973)

TV-MAComedy
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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Clarice Taylor

      Mrs. Brooks

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      Leonard Jackson

      Mr. Brooks

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      Virginia Capers

      Ruby

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      Glynn Turman

      Gideon

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      Dick Anthony Williams

      Preston

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      Carl Franklin

      Marvin

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      Ja'net DuBois

      Stormy Monday

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      D'Urville Martin

      Booker T.

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      Godfrey Cambridge

      Godfrey Cambridge

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      Sonny Jim Gaines

      Sweetmeat

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      Bonnie Banfield

      Gail

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      Frankie Crocker

      Rolls Royce

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      Tchaka Almoravids

      Fun Loving

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      Henry G. Sanders

      Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • family relationships
    • blaxploitation cinema
    • wedding
    • hilarious
    • admiring
    • celebratory
    • vibrant