The Liberation of L.B. Jones 54 years old
Some of his best friends were black... some of her best friends were white.
Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.
Credits
The Liberation of L.B. Jones Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lee Majors He was 30, now 85 years old | as Steve Mundine |
| Lee J. Cobb He was 58, 64 years old when he died | as Oman Hedgepath |
| Dub Taylor He was 63, 87 years old when he died | as Mayor |
| Barbara Hershey She was 22, now 76 years old | as Nella Mundine |
| Ray Teal He was 68, 74 years old when he died | as Police Chief |
| Anthony Zerbe He was 33, now 88 years old | as Willie Joe Worth |
| Yaphet Kotto He was 30, now 85 years old | as Sonny Boy Mosby |
| Chill Wills He was 67, 76 years old when he died | as Mr. Ike |
| Brenda Sykes She was 20, now 75 years old | as Jelly |
| Eve McVeagh She was 50, 78 years old when she died | as Miss Griggs |
| Arch Johnson He was 48, 75 years old when he died | as Stanley Bumpas |
| Roscoe Lee Browne He was 44, 81 years old when he died | as Lord Byron ("L.B.") Jones |
| Zara Cully She was 78, 86 years old when she died | as Mama Lavorn |
| Lola Falana She was 27, now 82 years old | as Emma Jones |
| Fayard Nicholas He was 55, 91 years old when he died | as Benny Smith |
| Lauren Jones She was 12, now 42 years old | as Erleen Parsons |
The Liberation of L.B. Jones Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Robert Surtees as Director of Photography. He was 63 (78) years old when He died | Camera |
| Carl Kress as Editor. He was 33 (28) years old when He died | Editing |
| Frank Tuttle as Set Decoration. He was 77 (70) years old when He died | Art |
| Elmer Bernstein as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| William Wyler as Director. He was 67 (79) years old when He died | Directing |
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (54 years)
Some of his best friends were black... some of her best friends were white.
- Release day: Wednesday, March 18, 1970
- Runtime: 102 minutes