If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

1968Directed by Charles Martin

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Released: October 8, 1968
Runtime: 1h 46m

About If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

Crime
Drama

Synopsis

James Lake (Raymond St. Jacques) is an escaped black convict imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit. Leslie Whitlock (Kevin McCarthy) offers James money to kill his wife, Ellen (Dana Wynter). He declines and tries to look up his old flame Lily (Barbara McNair), but discovers his own brother is now married to the sultry nightclub singer. James returns to Leslie, and the trio travel towards a mountain retreat. James and Ellen escape and try to find the murderer who had framed James years before.

Director: Charles Martin
Writers: Charles Martin
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Chester Himes

Principal cast

In billing order

Dana WynterEllen Whitlock
Raymond St. JacquesJames Lake
Kevin McCarthyLeslie Whitlock
Barbara McNairLily
John RussellSheriff
Ann PrentissThelma Wilson

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