The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Summary:
Justice runs red in the deep South in this powerful drama. Steve Mundine (Lee Majors) is a young lawyer who, shortly after marrying his sweetheart Nella (Barbara Hershey), takes a position with a law firm in a small Southern town, run by his uncle Oman Hedgepath (Lee J. Cobb). L.B. Jones (Roscoe Lee Browne) is a well-to-do African-American funeral director who ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Lee J. Cobb - (Oman Hedgepath)
Anthony Zerbe - (Willie Joe Worth)
Roscoe Lee Browne - (Lord Byron Jones)
Lola Falana - (Emma Jones)
Lee Majors - (Steve Mundine)
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Review:
While racial conflict was still a hot topic in 1970, it didn't receive the treatment it deserved in The Liberation of L.B. Jones. It's not that Liberation's heart isn't in the right place; the film, after all, clearly is on the side of the victims of bigotry. But Stirling Silliphant's screenplay is surprisingly cliched and unconvincing; th... Continue >>
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