Melinda

Melinda

109 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Aug. 6, 1972

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.

Melinda

109 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Aug. 6, 1972

Melinda
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Melinda
Directors Charles Washburn, Hugh A. Robertson
Writers Lonne Elder III, Raymond Cistheri

Cast

Calvin Lockhart

as Frankie J. Parker

Rosalind Cash

as Terry Davis

Vonetta McGee

as Melinda

Paul Stevens

as Mitch

Ross Hagen

as Gregg Van

Renny Roker

as Dennis Smith

Judyann Elder

as Gloria

Jim Kelly

as Charles Atkins

Jan Tice

as Marcia

Lonne Elder III

as Lt. Daniels

Gene LeBell

as Hood

Jeannie Bell

as Jean

Jesse Wayne

as Hit Man