Melinda (1972)
Melinda (1972)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 2098 Kbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | 109 min | 1,79 Gb
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 2098 Kbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | 109 min | 1,79 Gb
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Hugh A. Robertson
Writers: Lonne Elder III (screenplay), Raymond Cistheri (story)
Stars: Calvin Lockhart, Rosalind Cash, Vonetta McGee
A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment. It turns out that she was killed by the local mob, which is trying to frame him for the crime. With the police after him, he calls on some of his old acquaintances to help clear his name and avenge the woman's death.
of all the blaxplotation films in the 70's, Melinda ranks on my list with Shaft, Superfly, Trouble Man, Cotton comes to Harlem, and such like. i had'nt seen it since 1974 maybe, and have been looking for it for more than 30 years. finally, i found it in San Francisco. the DVD was a good print although you knew it was as old as it is/was. Calvin Lockhart was brilliant as the narcissistic Frankie J Parker, and Rosiland Cash's role of Terry, displayed the strength and resolve of a strong Black woman of the time. violent and dark, with a hint of mystery and overloaded with the rage of revenge, Melinda was a thriller. as i watched again, for the first time, the lines all came back and i can remember how many of Lockhart's lines, i began using. incredible how influential movies can be to a 20year old African-American in the 70's.
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Melinda (1972)
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