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Black Samson (1974)Noble nightclub owner Samson does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Johnny Nappa tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a brave stand against Nappa and his flunkies. Director:Charles BailWriters:Daniel Cady (story) (as Daniel B. Cady) , Warren Hamilton Jr. (screenplay) (as Alfred Salimar) |
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Rockne Tarkington | ... |
Samson
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Johnny Nappa
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Connie Strickland | ... |
Tina
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Leslie
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Michael Payne | ... |
Arthur
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Joe Tornatore | ... |
Harry
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Titos Vandis | ... |
Joseph Nappa
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Napoleon Whiting | ... |
Old Henry
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John Alderman | ... |
Michael Briggs
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Fred Scheiwiller | ... |
Charlie Frisco
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Ernest Robinson | ... |
Ragamuffin
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Milo
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Ken Bell | ... |
C.T
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Junero Jennings | ... |
Shine
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Marvin Walters | ... |
Junkie
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Noble nightclub owner Samson does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Johnny Nappa tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a brave stand against Nappa and his flunkies.
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nightclub | stick fight | showdown | mixed martial arts | disarming someone |Taglines:
One brother's war against the Man. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 August 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Samson: Just keep your people out of here!
Johnny Nappa: But you have a bar. You have a licence. You have to serve anybody who comes in here, don't you?
Samson: [smiles] Yeah, but this is a lousy bar with a lousy service!
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Rockne Tarkington and William Smith were the original actors intended to play the characters Williams and Roper in Enter the Dragon (1973). See more »Quotes
[In Samson's Bar. Nappa's man are making trouble. Samson gets angry]Samson: Just keep your people out of here!
Johnny Nappa: But you have a bar. You have a licence. You have to serve anybody who comes in here, don't you?
Samson: [smiles] Yeah, but this is a lousy bar with a lousy service!
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Rockne Tarkington is Samson, a supercool clubowner and guardian of the ghetto. Samson runs his topless bar with his ladyfreind as his main dancer. He also keeps the streets clean and keeps the bad element out. The bad element, the Italian/American mobsters led by musclebound madman William Smith have different ideas on what to do with Samsons territory. Rockne plays Samson smart, tough and cool. He carries a giant pimpstick(and uses it occasionally to deliver a beatdown), owns a lion and pulls off some seriously funky, African attire. Nappa(William Smith) and his goons force Samson into a showdown at the end of the film. Super tough and super cool Samson is a man of integrity and will never sell out his people in the hood. He also treats his woman like a queen and unlike other blaxsploitation characters like Shaft and Superfly, don't have women on the side. Character actor William Smith is totally in his element as the villain in this piece and is completely psychotic. Black Samson is very good and recommended to anyone who enjoys blaxsploitation and action movies from the 1970's.