Five on the Black Hand Side

1h 36min

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.

Production Companies

United Artists

Five Hand Company

Cast

Clarice Taylor

Clarice Taylor

Mrs. Brooks
Leonard Jackson

Leonard Jackson

Mr. Brooks
Ja'net DuBois

Ja'net DuBois

Stormy Monday
Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge
Frankie Crocker

Frankie Crocker

Rolls Royce
Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)

Release date

25th Oct 1973

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English