The Candy Tangerine Man
1975 film
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The Candy Tangerine Man is a 1975[2] American action-adventure blaxploitation film[3] starring John Daniels, Eli Haines and Tom Hankason. Distributed by Moonstone Entertainment,[4] it follows the story of Ron Lewis, the powerful "Black Baron", both a pimp and a doting father. The film was directed and produced by Matt Cimber and written by Mikel Angel under the pseudonym of George Theakos.[5]
Tom Hankason
Eli Haines
Marva Famer
| The Candy Tangerine Man | |
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| Directed by | Matt Cimber |
| Written by | Mikel Angel |
| Produced by | Matt Cimber |
| Starring | John Daniels Tom Hankason Eli Haines Marva Famer |
| Cinematography | Ken Gibb |
| Edited by | Bud Warner |
| Music by | Smoke |
Production company | Moonstone Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Moonstone Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
Plot
A successful Los Angeles-based businessperson, doting father of two and a loving husband, Ron Lewis turns into a completely different self at night – his alter ego, the "Black Baron", a prominent, powerful and feared pimp; but after killing two racist police officers, Dempsey and Gordon, in his pursuit, the Baron realizes that his pimping days are numbered.
Cast
- John Daniels as Ron Lewis / The Black Baron
- Eli Haines as Maurice
- Tom Hankason as Dusty Compton
- Marva Farmer as Bella
- Richard Kennedy as Dempsey
- George Buck Flower as Gordon
- Meri McDonald as "Sugar"
- Marilyn Joi as Clarisse Lewis
- Talley Cochrane as Midge
- Patrick Wright as Floyd "Big Floyd"
- Mikel Angel as Vincent De Nunzio
