Book of Numbers (1973)
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Raymond St. Jacques both directs and stars in The Book of Numbers. St. Jacques and Philip Thomas play depression-era African Americans, barely making out an existence as waiters in a deep-south community. Both men decide that there's more money to be had on the shadier side of the law, so they… More Raymond St. Jacques both directs and stars in The Book of Numbers. St. Jacques and Philip Thomas play depression-era African Americans, barely making out an existence as waiters in a deep-south community. Both men decide that there's more money to be had on the shadier side of the law, so they set up a successful rural numbers racket. All goes well until the operation attracts the attention of white crime boss Gilbert Greene. Though no one is particularly admirable in The Book of Numbers, the audience remains firmly on the side of the black characters, if only by default. The film was based on a novel by Robert Dean Phaar. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Raymond St. Jacques
- Written By
- Robert Deane Pharr, Larry Spiegel
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 11, 1973 Wide
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Cast
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Hope Clarke
as Pigmeat Goins
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Reginald T. Dorsey
as June Bug
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Doug Finell
as Eggy
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Gilbert Green
as Antoine
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Irma P. Hall
as Georgia Brown
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Jerry Leon
as Joe Gaines
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Freda Payne
as Kelly Simms
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Philip Michael Thomas
as Dave Greene
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Willie Washington Jr.
as Makepeace
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C.L. Williams
as Blip Blip
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D'Urville Martin
as Billy Bowlegs
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Raymond St. Jacques
as Blueboy Harris
- Ray McDonald
- Sterling St. Jacques
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Frank DeSal
as Carlos
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Charles Lewis
as Goon
- Dan Owens
- David Magnuson
- Doug Finelli
