Sweet Jesus, Preacherman

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Henning Schellerup
Produced by Daniel Cady
Written by John Cerullo
M. Stuart Madden
Abbey Leitch
Starring Roger E. Mosley
William Smith
Michael Pataki
Tom Johnigarn
Joe Tornatore
Damu King
Music by Horace Tapscott
Cinematography Paul Hipp
Edited by Warren Hamilton Jr.
Production
company
Capitol Cinema
Entertainment Pyramid Inc.
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • May 25, 1973 (1973-05-25)
Running time
 99 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman is a 1973 American blaxploitation action film directed by Henning Schellerup, written by John Cerullo, M. Stuart Madden and Abbey Leitch, and starring Roger E. Mosley, William Smith, Michael Pataki, Tom Johnigarn, Joe Tornatore and Damu King. It was released on May 25, 1973, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

Plot

Holmes is a hitman who has nailed one victim after another. Having iced a large number of them, he is sent by his boss Martelli to infiltrate a section of the black quarter of the inner city. To do this, he becomes Reverend Lee, a Baptist preacher who comes to the local church to preach. Finding that other thugs are there, he decides to take the entire section for himself.

Cast

  • Roger E. Mosley as Holmes / Lee
  • William Smith as Martelli
  • Michael Pataki as State Senator Sills
  • Tom Johnigarn as Eddie Stoner
  • Joe Tornatore as Joey
  • Damu King as Sweetstick
  • Marla Gibbs as Beverly Solomon
  • Sam Laws as Deacon Greene
  • Phil Hoover as George Orr
  • Paul Silliman as Roy
  • Chuck Lyles as Detroit Charlie
  • Norman Fields as Police Captain
  • Della Thomas as Foxey
  • Amentha Dymally as Mrs. Greene
  • Patricia Edwards as Marion Hicks
  • Chuck Douglas Jr. as Lenny Solomon
  • Vincent LaBauve as Bobby Thompson
  • Chuck Wells as Eli Stoner
  • Betty Coleman as Maxine Gibbs
  • Lou Jackson as Randy Gibbs
  • Lillian Tarry as Mother Gibbs
  • T.C. Ellis as Earl Saunders
  • Lee Frost as 1st Policeman
  • Joanne Bruno as Widow Foster
  • K.D. Friend as Funeral Minister
  • Gordon James as Restaurant Hood
  • Billy Quinn as Sweetstick's Bodyguard

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Movie Review - Sweet Jesus Preacher Man - 'Sweet Jesus, Preacher Man' Opens:The Cast - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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