Melinda

109 minutes

8/6/1972

Overview

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.

Cast List

Calvin Lockhart
as Frankie J. Parker
Rosalind Cash
as Terry Davis
Vonetta McGee
as Melinda
Paul Stevens
as Mitch
Rockne Tarkington
as Tank
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
Ed Cambridge
as Detective
George Fisher
as Young Man
Buddy Joe Hooker
as Rome's Servant
Allen Pinson
as Rome
Jack Manning
as Bank Man
Gene LeBell
as Hood
Gary Pagett
as Sgt. Adams
Khalil Bezaleel
as Washington
Nina Roman
as Bank Woman
Jeannie Bell
as Jean
Earl Maynard
as Karate Group
Dori Dixon
as Karate Group
Douglas C. Lawrence
as Karate Group
Evelyne Cuffee
as Karate Group
Peaches Jones
as Karate Group
David Armstrong
as Board Member (uncredited)
Marcello Clay
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ken Clayton
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tony Dante
as Board Member (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
as Cop (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
as Board Member (uncredited)
John Quade
as Cop (uncredited)
Victor Romito
as Board Member (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
as Junkie (uncredited)
Owen Song
as Waiter (uncredited)
Martin Strader
as Derelict in Station (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne
as Hit Man (uncredited)