Black Samson is a 1974 American blaxploitation film, starring Rockne Tarkington, Carol Speed, William Smith and Connie Strickland. The film was written by Daniel B. Cady (who also produced) and Warren Hamilton Jr., directed by Charles Bail and released by Warner Bros. It was the directorial debut for Bail, more commonly billed as Chuck Bail, a renowned stunt co-ordinator best known for playing himself in Richard Rush's The Stunt Man.
Plot
Armed with a quarterstaff and his pet African lion named Hoodoo, noble nightclub owner Samson (Rockne Tarkington) does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Giovanni "Johnny" Nappa (William Smith) tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a stand against Nappa and his flunkies.
Cast
Rockne Tarkington as Samson
William Smith as Giovanni "Johnny" Nappa
Connie Strickland as Tina
Carol Speed as Leslie
Michael Payne as Arthur
Joe Tornatore as Harry
Titos Vandis as Giuseppe "Joe" Nappa
Napoleon Whiting as Henry "Old Henry" John Alderman as Michael Briggs Fred Scheiwiller as Charlie Frisco Ernest Robinson as "Ragamuffin" Kenneth Crowe as Vic Nick Dimitri as Milo Ken Bell as C.T. Junero Jennings as "Shine" Marvin Walters as Junkie Shelley St. Clair as Nappa's Secretary Gene Lebell as Nappa's Gang Member Bob Minor as Samson's Street People