Lady Cocoa

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Lady Cocoa
Lady Cocoa.jpg
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Directed by Matt Cimber
Written byGeorge Theakos (credited as Mikel Angel)
Starring Lola Falana
CinematographyKen Gibb
Edited byBud Warner
Music byLuchi De Jesus
Distributed by Dimension Pictures
Release date
  • December 1975 (1975-12)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lady Cocoa (also known as Pop Goes the Weasel) is a 1975 low-budget American blaxploitation crime drama that was directed by Matt Cimber. [1] With Lola Falana in the title role, [2] the film also featured Millie Perkins, Alex Dreier, Gene Washington and Joe Greene. It was released by Moonstone Entertainment, [3] and written by George Theakos.

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Premise

The film tells the story of a woman (Lola Falana) who is released from jail for 24 hours prior to testifying against her ex-boyfriend (James A. Watson Jr.) [4]

Reception

Linda Gross of the Los Angeles Times called Lady Cocoa "a slick, predictable, but well-made blaxploitation film." [5] Joe Baltake, writing for the Philadelphia Daily News , complimented Falana's performance but called the film "a flimsy, boring situation comedy," concluding: "It's dumb, but Lola makes it palatable." [6]

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