Black Eye[1] is a 1974 [2]American neo-noir[3] action and blaxploitation film produced by Pat Rooney,[4] directed by Jack Arnold and starring Fred Williamson.[5] The film was based on the 1971 novel Murder on the Wild Side by Jeff Jacks.[6]

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Black Eye
Directed by	Jack Arnold
Written by	Mark Haggard Jeff Jacks (Novel)
Starring	Fred Williamson
Cinematography	Ralph Woolsey
Edited by	Gene Ruggiero
Music by	Mort Garson
Production companies	Pat Rooney Productions Jerry Buss Presentations
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	May 17, 1974 (1974-05-17)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A Los Angeles private investigator is called to investigate multiple murders that are connected to a cane that was stolen from a deceased silent movie star.[7]

Cast

• Fred Williamson[8] as Stone
• Rosemary Forsyth[9] as Miss Francis
• Teresa Graves[10] as Cynthia
• Richard Anderson as Dole
• Richard X. Slattery as Bowen
• Larry Mann as Avery
• Frank Ashmore as Chess
• Theodore Wilson as Lindy
• Belinda Balaski as Mary
• Joanne Bruno[11] as Moms
• Nick Ramus

Reception

In a contemporary review for the Los Angeles Times, critic Kevin Thomas called the film a "modest, entertaining private detective caper" and wrote: "If 'Black Eye' ... lacks both originality and individuality it is nonetheless serviceable, mainly credible and not unduly violent." Thomas also praised Williamson, who "continues to impress in one of his best opportunities to date."[12]

See also

• List of American films of 1974

References

External links

• Black Eye at IMDb
• Black Eye . Monthly Film Bulletin. FLAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database. Retrieved 2019-04-13
• https://nostalgiacentral.com/movies/movies-by-decade/movies-1970s/black-eye-1974/

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