Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
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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 (Clarice Taylor) joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.
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Clarice TaylorMrs. Brooks
Leonard JacksonMr. Brooks
Virginia CapersRuby
Glynn TurmanGideon
Dick Anthony WilliamsPreston
Carl FranklinMarvin
Ja'net DuBoisStormy Monday
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Godfrey CambridgeGodfrey CambridgeSonny Jim GainesSweetmeatBonnie BanfieldGailKeywords
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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 (Clarice Taylor) joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.
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Five on the Black Hand Side has a runtime of 96 minutes.
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