Melinda

Aug 6, 1972

1h 49m

★ 4.0

YOUR kind of black film

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Melinda Trailers

Cast

Frankie J. Parker

Calvin Lockhart

Terry Davis

Rosalind Cash

Melinda

Vonetta McGee

Mitch

Paul Stevens

Tank

Rockne Tarkington

Gregg Van

Ross Hagen

Dennis Smith

Renny Roker

Gloria

Judyann Elder

Charles Atkins

Jim Kelly

Marcia

Jan Tice

Lt. Daniels

Lonne Elder III

Detective

Ed Cambridge

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