1. COTTON COMES TO HARLEM (DVD, 1970) - UPC 027616857843 - Dir. Ossie Davis
Detectives "Gravedigger" Jones and "Coffin Ed" Johnson investigate the Rev. Deke O'Malley, whose "Back to Africa" campaign is a total scam. The two detectives learn that the reverend has stashed big bucks into a bale of cotton, which they then comedically track throughout Harlem. R - ENGLISH.
CAST: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Redd Foxx, Judy Pace
The DISC looks very good - clean with a few light marks.
2. A PIECE OF THE ACTION / UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT - DOUBLE FEATURE DVD - UPC 012569731097
Uptown Saturday Night (1974): Two pals set out to recover a stolen wallet and the winning lottery ticket it holds. PG-ENGLISH. Directed by Sidney Poitier. Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson.
A Piece of the Action (1977): Two crooks steal from rip-off artists who exploit the poor. PG - ENGLISH. Directed by Sidney Poitier. Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones.
The TWO-SIDED DISC shows several scratches of varying lengths on both sides, however the disc was tested and both sides played perfect - no issues.
3. TRICK BABY / WILLIE DYNAMITE / THAT MAN BOLT - SOUL SHOWCASE TRIPLE FEATURE DVD
Trick Baby (1972): Two Philly con men - one black, one white - use their skill and their skin color to manipulate and scam, until they swindle the wrong people. R - ENGLISH. Directed by Larry Yust. Cast: Mel Stewart, Kiel Martin
Willie Dynamite (1973): Willie Dynamite is a flashy street pimp whose operation is crumbling with the challenge of competing pimps and corrupt cops. When a woman from his past resurfaces and tries to save Willie's girls from a future on the streets, he must decide whether he wants to go out in a blaze of glor or try to turn his life around. R - ENGLISH. Directed by Gilber Moses, III. Cast: Roscoe Orman, Joyce Walker, Diana Sands, Thalmus Rasulala, Roger Robinson.
That Man Bolt (1973): Martial arts expert Jefferson Bolt is on a job to transport a cool million in cash from Hong Kong to Mexico City, only to discover that the money is dirty. R - ENGLISH. Directed by Henry Levin & David Lowell Rich. Cast: Fred Williamson.
2-DISC SET. DISC 1 (Willie Dynamite) looks very good - clean with a few light marks; DISC 2 (Trick Baby & That Man Bolt) has one medium length scratch, plus a few other light marks.
4. THREE THE HARD WAY, PART 2 (DVD, 1982) - UPC 876543228047 - Dir. Fred Williamson
A rigged high-stakes east-west karate tournament serves as the backdrop for black three pals to shoot guns and use brute force against the mob in order to retrieve the prize money owed. Original Title was One Down, Two to Go. R - ENGLISH.
CAST: Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly, Richard Roundtree
The DISC looks very good - clean with a few light marks.
5. URBAN ACTION CINEMA - 4-DISC COLLECTION OF 15 BLACK URBAN ACTION FILMS!
DISC 1: Mean Johnny Barrows, 1974; Lady Cocoa, 1975; The Final Comedown, 1972; The Black Streetfighter, 1976.
DISC 2: The Black Gestapo, 1975; The Black Six, 1974; Death Journey, 1976; Get Christie Love!, 1974.
DISC 3: Black Cobra, 1987; Black Cobra II, 1988; Black Cobra III, 1990; The Tattoo Connection, 1978.
DISC 4: The Baron, 1977; South Bronx Heroes, 1985; Black Brigade, 1970.
CAST: Fred Williamson, Billy Dee Williams, "Mean Joe" Greene, Jim Kelly, Rod Perry, Theresa Graves, Rod Perry, Gene Washinton, Millie Perkins, Raymond St. Jacques, Richard Pryor, Calvin Lockhart, Mario Van Peebles
4-DISC SET. All 4 DISCS look very good - clean with a few light marks.