Movie

Five on the Black Hand Side

Released: October 25, 1973 (1973)

Runtime: 96 minutes

Genres: 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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Clarice Taylor as Mrs. Brooks
Age at release: 56
Virginia Capers as Ruby
Age at release: 48
Sonny Jim Gaines as Sweetmeat
Age at release: 46
Leonard Jackson as Mr. Brooks
Age at release: 45
Godfrey Cambridge as Godfrey Cambridge
Age at release: 40
Dick Anthony Williams as Preston
Age at release: 39
D'Urville Martin as Booker T.
Age at release: 34
Ja'net DuBois as Stormy Monday
Age at release: 28
Glynn Turman as Gideon
Age at release: 26
Bonnie Banfield as Gail
Age at release: Unknown

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Frankie Crocker as Rolls Royce
Age at release: 32
Henry G. Sanders as Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)
Age at release: 31
Tchaka Almoravids as Fun Loving
Age at release: Unknown