Acting
Sam Laws
Born January 26, 1924 · Washington, D.C.
Died March 16, 1990 · aged 66
Sam Laws was born on 26 January 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Truck Turner (1974), Darktown Strutters (1975) and Project X (1987). He died on 16 March 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.
Known For
Project X · 1987Project X
★ 6.21987
MovieDramaComedy
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.
Walking Tall · 1973Walking Tall
★ 6.61973
MovieActionCrime
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
White Line Fever · 1975White Line Fever
★ 6.11975
MovieActionCrime
An independent trucker with a pregnant wife fights cargo crooks and the big shot they work for.
White Dog · 1982White Dog
★ 6.61982
MovieDramaHorror
Samuel Fuller’s throat-grabbing exposé on American racism was misunderstood and withheld from release when it was made in the early eighties.Today, the notorious film is lauded for its daring metaphor and gripping pulp filmmaking. Kristy McNichol stars as a young actress who adopts a lost German shepherd, only to discover through a series of horrifying incidents that the dog has been trained to attack black people, and Paul Winfield plays the animal trainer who tries to cure him. A snarling, uncompromising vision, White Dog is a tragic portrait of the evil done by that most corruptible of all animals; the human being.
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings · 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
★ 6.11976
MovieComedyDrama
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
Heart Like a Wheel · 1983Heart Like a Wheel
★ 5.91983
MovieDrama
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
Mr. Billion · 1977Mr. Billion
★ 5.51977
MovieActionComedy
An Italian mechanic finds that he has inherited a billion-dollar company from his dead uncle, but he needs to be in San Francisco in 20 days to sign over the will. In the meantime, he is chased by kidnappers and the affected corporation's president.
Cool Breeze · 1972Cool Breeze
★ 5.11972
MovieActionCrime
A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.
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