Trouble Man (1972)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
An inner-city point man is on the run from both the cops and the crooks in this streetwise drama. Mr. T (Robert Hooks) is a combination pool shark, private detective, and all-purpose ghetto fixer who operates out of a billiards parlor in South Central Los Angeles. Mr. T has done well for himself - he buys a fancy new car every year, wears expensive suits, and lives in an upscale apartment. But, he also looks out for folks in South Central, has lukewarm connections with both the police and gangsters, and generally knows how to tell the good guys from the bad guys on either side of the law. Mr. T is approached by Chalky (Paul Winfield) and his partner, Pete (Ralph Waite), who run floating dice games in the neighborhood. Chalky tells Mr. T they've been ripped off several times by a group of four robbers, and they want to hire him to find out who the masked stick-up men are. Mr. T takes it as a routine assignment and is willing to do the job for the right price. What he doesn't know is that Chalky and Pete are trying to take down rival crime kingpin Big (Julius Harris). They frame Mr. T for the killing of one of Big's underlings who is shot by Chalky moments after a dice game is robbed by four men (Mr. T was present at the hold-up). An anonymous informant fingers Mr. T for the killing and makes him the target for Big and for LAPD captain Joe Marx (Bill Smithers), who dislikes Mr. T on principle. That sets off a series of cunning twists and confrontations that Mr. T is determined to survive. - Actors:
- Robert Hooks, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, William Smithers, Paula Kelly, Julius Harris, Bill Henderson, Wayne Storm, Akili Jones, Vince Howard, Stack Pierce, Lawrence Cook, Virginia Capers, Rick Ferrell, James 'Texas Blood' Brown, Tracy Reed, Felton Perry, Nathaniel Taylor, John Crawford, Howie Steindler
- Directors:
- Ivan Dixon
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
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