The Candy Tangerine Man

The Candy Tangerine Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Matt Cimber
Written by	Mikel Angel
Produced by	Matt Cimber
Starring	John Daniels Tom Hankason Eli Haines Marva Famer
Cinematography	Ken Gibb
Edited by	Bud Warner
Music by	Smoke
Production company	Moonstone Entertainment
Distributed by	Moonstone Entertainment
Release date	1975 (1975)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1 million [1]

The Candy Tangerine Man is a 1975 ^[2] American action-adventure blaxploitation film ^[3] starring John Daniels, Eli Haines and Tom Hankason. Distributed by Moonstone Entertainment, ^[4] it follows the story of Ron Lewis, the powerful "Black Baron", both a pimp and a doting father. The film was directed and produced by Matt Cimber and written by Mikel Angel under the pseudonym of George Theakos. ^[5]

Plot

A successful Los Angeles-based businessperson, doting father of two and a loving husband, Ron Lewis turns into a completely different self at night – his alter ego, the "Black Baron", a prominent, powerful and feared pimp; but after killing two racist police officers, Dempsey and Gordon, in his pursuit, the Baron realizes that his pimping days are numbered.

Cast

• John Daniels as Ron Lewis / The Black Baron
• Eli Haines as Maurice
• Tom Hankason as Dusty Compton
• Marva Farmer as Bella
• Richard Kennedy as Dempsey
• George Buck Flower as Gordon
• Meri McDonald as "Sugar"
• Marilyn Joi as Clarisse Lewis
• Talley Cochrane as Midge
• Patrick Wright as Floyd "Big Floyd"
• Mikel Angel as Vincent De Nunzio

See also

• List of American films of 1975

References

1. Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 298. ISBN   978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
2. Phil Hardy (1997). The Bfi Companion to Crime . University of California Press. p.  316. ISBN   9780520215382.
3. Bob McCann (2010). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. p. 387. ISBN   9780786437900.
4. William L. Van Deburg (2008). Black Camelot: African-American Culture Heroes in Their Times, 1960-1980. University of Chicago Press. p. 275. ISBN   9780226847184.
5. James Robert Parish; George Hill (1989). Black action films: plots, critiques, casts and credits for 235 theatrical and made-for-television releases. McFarland. ISBN   9780899504568.

External links

• The Candy Tangerine Man at IMDb