The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

102 mins | Drama | March 18, 1970

Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

102 mins | Drama | March 18, 1970

The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Columbia Pictures, Liberation Company
Original title The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Directors Anthony Ray, Robert Swink, William Wyler
Writers Jesse Hill Ford, Stirling Silliphant

Cast

Lee J. Cobb

as Oman Hedgepath

Anthony Zerbe

as Willie Joe Worth

Roscoe Lee Browne

as Lord Byron "L.B." Jones

Lola Falana

as Emma Jones

Lee Majors

as Steve Mundine

Barbara Hershey

as Nella Mundine

Yaphet Kotto

as Sonny Boy Mosby

Arch Johnson

as Stanley Bumpas

Chill Wills

as Mr. Ike

Zara Cully

as Mama Lavorn

Fayard Nicholas

as Benny Smith

Joseph Attles

as Henry

Lauren Jones

as Erleen Parsons

Dub Taylor

as Mayor

Brenda Sykes

as Jelly

Larry D. Mann

as Grocer

Ray Teal

as Chief of Police

Eve McVeagh

as Miss Griggs

Sonora McKeller

as Miss Ponsella

Robert Van Meter

as Blind Man

John S. Jackson

as Suspect

Jack Grinnage

as Driver

Chris Ladd

as Neighbor (uncredited)