Black Samson

Black Samson
Directed by	Charles Bail
Written by	Daniel B. Cady (story) Warren Hamilton Jr.
Produced by	Daniel Cady
Starring	Rockne Tarkington William Smith Connie Strickland Carol Speed Michael Payne
Cinematography	Henning Schellerup
Edited by	Duane Hartzell
Music by	Allen Toussaint
Production company	Omni Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 16, 1974 (1974-08-16)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Black Samson is a 1974 American blaxploitation film, starring Rockne Tarkington, Carol Speed, William Smith and Connie Strickland. The film was written by Daniel B. Cady (who also produced) and Warren Hamilton Jr., directed by Charles Bail and released by Warner Bros. It was the directorial debut for Bail, more commonly billed as Chuck Bail, a renowned stunt co-ordinator best known for playing himself in Richard Rush's The Stunt Man .

Plot

Armed with a quarterstaff and his pet African lion named Hoodoo, noble nightclub owner Samson (Rockne Tarkington) does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Giovanni "Johnny" Nappa (William Smith) tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a stand against Nappa and his flunkies.

Cast

• Rockne Tarkington as Samson
• William Smith as Giovanni "Johnny" Nappa
• Connie Strickland as Tina
• Carol Speed as Leslie
• Michael Payne as Arthur
• Joe Tornatore as Harry
• Titos Vandis as Giuseppe "Joe" Nappa
• Napoleon Whiting as Henry "Old Henry"
• John Alderman as Michael Briggs
• Fred Scheiwiller as Charlie Frisco
• Ernest Robinson as "Ragamuffin"
• Kenneth Crowe as Vic
• Nick Dimitri as Milo
• Ken Bell as C.T.
• Junero Jennings as "Shine"
• Marvin Walters as Junkie
• Shelley St. Clair as Nappa's Secretary
• Gene Lebell as Nappa's Gang Member
• Bob Minor as Samson's Street People

See also

• List of American films of 1974

External links

• Black Samson at IMDb
• Black Samson at Rotten Tomatoes