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Whistle Stopper - Melinda
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List Price: $30.00
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Manufacturer: Blax dvd
Starring: Calvin Lockhart, Rosalind Cash, Vonetta McGee, Paul Stevens, Rockne Tarkington
Directed By: Hugh A. Robertson
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Binding: DVD
Format: Color
Label: Blax dvd
Manufacturer: Blax dvd
Model: melinda
Publisher: Blax dvd
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 113
Studio: Blax dvd
Theatrical Release Date: 1972
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Summary: Good try
Comment: This movie has a fictional character portraying real life radio icon Frankie Crocker. For those of you who didn't live in NYC in thee late 60's and 70's Frankie Crocker owned NY radio and put WABC Music radio 77 out of business and spawned thee growth of FM radio. Frankie was all that Frankie Parker in the movie wasn't, smooth, hip, smart with a great voice, and always well dressed. In the movie Calvin Lockhart attempts to capture the essence that was the Cheif Rocker (Frankie Crocker) and falls way, way short. His portrayal was too frenetic, and lacked real hipness and sort of did a disservice to the real Frankie. Lockhart does resemble Crocker somewhat but that was as close as this movie comes to anything. As I watched this movie it reminded me of by Robert Townsend depicting formally trained actors trying to portray tough guys, some of the lines Lockhart delivers were LoL. Lockhart was much better later on in his career (see Uptown Saturday Nite). This movie would have been better served delving more into the radio business and the influence stars like Frani=kie, Jocko and Hal Jackson had on the black communitty at the time. If it wasn't for Melinda played by Vonetta McGeee who was our beauty of that time and Rosiland Cash who was the quintessential actress who once again put it down this move would be unbearable to watch. Unfortunately this gets labled Blaxploitation because of the fake tough guy acts from the white syndicate dudes to the football player, non of the so called tough guys in this movie are believeable, and isnt what these movies where supposed to be about? Anyway if you are a fan of Rosiland Cash or Vonetta McGee get this movie
Customer Rating:
Summary: LEEBOI
Comment: WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS MOVIE, I WAS AMAZED ABOUT IT. I CAN TELL IT WAS NOT DIGITALLY REMASTERED OR NOTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE.THE LATE CALVIN LOCKHART & THE LATE ROSALIND CASH WERE VERY GREAT ACTORS AS WELL AS THE OTHER CAST MEMBERS. IF YOUR INTO 70'S MOVIES, ADD THIS ONE TO YOUR COLLECTION.
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Summary: melinda
Comment: I SAW THIS FILM IN THE 70'S WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED I WAS DYING TO SEE IT AGAIN, FILM QUALITY WAS CHOPPY AT BEST, IT SEEMED LIKE A COPY OF A COPY, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE LATE CALVIN LOCKHART IN A STARRING ROLE AGAIN, BUT THE STORY LINE WAS RETARDED. STILL I AM GLAD TO FIND A COPY OF THIS FILM AS IT IS RARE, SO I AM GLAD I ORDERED IT, A MUST FOR COLLECTORS OF THE GENRE. I GAVE IT 3 STARS MOSTLY FOR THE RARENESS OF THE PEICE
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Summary: Melinda
Comment: Wow! Melinda who would a new that this movie was on DVD for for our eyes? another one of those Baldwin Hills movie house back in the day fantastic movies. Lets keep the 70's rollin
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Editorial Reviews:
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The directorial debut for the editor of "Midnight Cowboy" and "Shaft". An entry in the short-lived blaxploitation genre, it features a hip, fast-jiving black DJ (Lockhart) who trains nights on karate at the Panther HQ and gives out ultracool sounds by day. He finds himself picking up lovely Melinda (McGee). They have two days of bliss before she's carved up. Turns out it's The Syndicate, an all-white band of nasties, and she has a tape incriminating the big boss which she has passed to our hero...
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