Melinda
1972 · 109 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 126 VOTES · DIR. Hugh A. Robertson
Overview
A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment. It turns out that she was killed by the local mob, which is trying to frame him for the crime. With the police after him, he calls on some of his old acquaintances to help clear his name and avenge the woman's death.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,032 lines
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00:00:39 - Alright, thanks. - Be cool now.
00:07:18 'I thought to beat you to death myself'
00:10:07 Phew, one of these days you're gonna wear
00:14:00 You're beautiful and I'm beautiful.
00:17:40 Look who I found to bring here. Miss Melinda Lewis, Tank.
00:22:14 Look here, Terry.
00:31:15 You know it.
00:36:20 ♪ A joy that it brings
00:40:05 Look, don't sweat it.
00:44:28 Wow!
00:48:14 He said you have something of his he had to have.
00:51:46 'He split when the girl that he sent after you didn't show up.'
00:56:17 Don't sweat it too hard.
01:01:06 Aah!
01:04:34 That girl...Melinda..
01:08:30 Don't worry about it, baby.
01:11:46 Well that's the way things are, Tank.
01:14:56 Time, Frankie Parker, is merely a measurement
01:18:29 or I'mma burn this bank down.
01:22:36 I did need the money.
01:27:23 Don't you hurt that woman.
01:32:17 It's beautiful, isn't it?
01:39:20 'He needs a little more. Give it to him.'
01:49:11 ♪ The pain you can lean on
Cast & Characters
Calvin Lockhart
Frankie J. Parker
Rosalind Cash
Terry Davis
Vonetta McGee
Melinda
Paul Stevens
Mitch
Rockne Tarkington
Tank
Ross Hagen
Gregg Van
Renny Roker
Dennis Smith
Judyann Elder
Gloria
Jim Kelly
Charles Atkins
Jan Tice
Marcia
Lonne Elder III
Lt. Daniels
Ed Cambridge
Detective
George Fisher
Young Man
Buddy Joe Hooker
Rome's Servant
Allen Pinson
Rome
Jack Manning
Bank Man
Gene LeBell
Hood
Gary Pagett
Sgt. Adams
Khalil Bezaleel
Washington
Nina Roman
Bank Woman
Jeannie Bell
Jean
Earl Maynard
Karate Group
Dori Dixon
Karate Group
Douglas C. Lawrence
Karate Group
Evelyne Cuffee
Karate Group
Peaches Jones
Karate Group
David Armstrong
Board Member (uncredited)
Marcello Clay
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ken Clayton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tony Dante
Board Member (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
Cop (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Board Member (uncredited)
John Quade
Cop (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Board Member (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
Junkie (uncredited)
Owen Song
Waiter (uncredited)
Martin Strader
Derelict in Station (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne
Hit Man (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,032
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:00:39
Final line01:49:11
Production Record
DirectorHugh A. Robertson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes126
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