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Somebody's running a takeover on crime lord King Lathrop's ([[Owen Watson]]) operation using bogarts in [[Hannibal Lecter|Hannibal Lector]] lookin’-like masks. Clueless, King Lathrop calls private detective Velvet Smooth ([[Johnnie Hill]]) for help. With the help of her friends Ria ([[Elsie Roman]]), a lawyer, and Frankie ([[René Van Clief]]), she infiltrates the criminal underworld to investigate. |
Somebody's running a takeover on crime lord King Lathrop's ([[Owen Watson]]) operation using bogarts in [[Hannibal Lecter|Hannibal Lector]] lookin’-like masks. Clueless, King Lathrop calls private detective Velvet Smooth ([[Johnnie Hill]]) for help. With the help of her friends Ria ([[Elsie Roman]]), a lawyer, and Frankie ([[René Van Clief]]), she infiltrates the criminal underworld to investigate. |
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Velvet finds this may be an inside job led by King Lathrop's man Calvin ([[James Durrah]]). When Velvet reports this to Lathrop, he denies it at first but the problems come closer to Calvin. Hurt by it all, Lathrop fires Calvin. Although Lathrop thinks Calvin masterminded the take-over on his own, Velvet remains unconvinced and seeks further to find out who was the [[wikt: |
Velvet finds this may be an inside job led by King Lathrop's man Calvin ([[James Durrah]]). When Velvet reports this to Lathrop, he denies it at first but the problems come closer to Calvin. Hurt by it all, Lathrop fires Calvin. Although Lathrop thinks Calvin masterminded the take-over on his own, Velvet remains unconvinced and seeks further to find out who was the [[wikt:mastermind|man behind the man]]. |
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| Directed by | Michael L. Fink |
| Written by | Leonard Michaels Jan Weber |
| Produced by | Michael L. Fink Joel Schild Marvin Schild |
| Starring | Johnnie Hill |
| Cinematography | Jay Dubin |
| Distributed by | Howard Mahler Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000 |
| Box office | $770,000 |
Velvet Smooth is a 1976 American blaxploitation film directed by Michael L. Fink and starring Johnnie Hill. The screenplay concerns a crime lord who hires a female private detective to find out who's stealing his business. This was the only film role for Hill and co-star Emerson Boozer who had played for the New York Jets (1966–1975).
Plot
Somebody's running a takeover on crime lord King Lathrop's (Owen Watson) operation using bogarts in Hannibal Lector lookin’-like masks. Clueless, King Lathrop calls private detective Velvet Smooth (Johnnie Hill) for help. With the help of her friends Ria (Elsie Roman), a lawyer, and Frankie (René Van Clief), she infiltrates the criminal underworld to investigate.
Velvet finds this may be an inside job led by King Lathrop's man Calvin (James Durrah). When Velvet reports this to Lathrop, he denies it at first but the problems come closer to Calvin. Hurt by it all, Lathrop fires Calvin. Although Lathrop thinks Calvin masterminded the take-over on his own, Velvet remains unconvinced and seeks further to find out who was the man behind the man.
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